HW 25 - Response to Sicko

Precis:

       Health insurance is inadequate to cover the expenses of even those who do have access to medical care.  The intent of health insurance was never to benefit the people but to maximize the profits of HMO's and other organizations alike.  Such HMO’s earn morn money by denying care to several people, claiming "pre-existing" conditions were at fault.  It would be difficult to change the laws that are in favor of a government-run health-care system because many HMO's donate to a specific politician's campaign to gain power over the passing of a bill.  We should take example of France and Canada, who have better health systems that are in favor of the people while pertaining to the economic state of each individual.

Evidence: 
a) 1. There are nearly 50 million people without health insurance (*)
    2. Poorest people of England can live longer than the wealthiest Americans

b) The pieces of evidence were important in bolstering his argument because they provided a foundation for his persuading his audience that our health system is meager compared to that of other countries who provide universal health care.  I would assume Michael Moore's reference to longevity would spark interest and bolster his argument because I would say our intent, as a people, is to prevent death and illness and the possibility of dying at a young age.

c) CNN's Gupta Fact Checks were considerably in favor of the fact that the majority of Moore's claims were correct, especially in that Insurance companies seek only profit and profit maximization.  Skimming Moore's responses, I found that several of his claims were correct however, I am sure I there were many that were based upon Moore's pure opinion and self-righteousness.

d) (*) This claim was legitimate because "Based on the data from the 2006 NHIS, a total of 54.5 million person of all ages were uninsured"(Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2006.  Centers for Disease Control).  Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur200706.pdf

Response:
       The beginning of Sicko was considerably gruesome based on the fact that a middle aged man had sown together his own gash, located on his shin, with some thread and a needle.  I hadn't anticipated the sight and so, I assumed Moore was an eccentric film maker but, then again I was not familiar with his works so, who was I to judge?  Moore didn't seem like the sort of person to be talking about health insurance when he himself could not clearly maintain a healthy body mass.  Speaking in a extremely intriguing voice, Moore didn't fail to persuade me of the greedy and sly nature of the CEOs in insurance companies.  The CEO's denying of claims of several people deserving of insurance is a perfect exhibit of how health insurance seeks to only maximize their profits.  Though, its not far off to say that such insurance companies, like Oxford, rip me off with unreasonable expenses but, my stubbornness to retaliate only reaches so far.  Insurance provides me with some, more or less, protection and guarantee that I will receive the help I need in the event that I am sick.  How would my not buying insurance benefit me?  The U.S. is merciless and money will most likely overrule an ill person in need of a vaccine.