John Q

The movie John Q is about the issues with health care in America. This movie follows a hard working man and his family. John (the main character) has a son who is diagnosed with a heart condition after collapsing at a baseball game. In need of a heart transplant, the boy is unable to qualify for the transplant list because the family's HMO would not cover it. John in a moment of crisis creates a hostage situation at the hospital demanding his son be put on the list. This shows how many people fall through cracks in the American health care system. For this little boy it was a necessary sugary in order for him to live and initially he was unable to receive it due to the fact that insurance would not cover it. This is wrong! We have pretty advanced medical technology but if something is not done about our health care system that will not matter. We do not have the exact answer to what to do about the health care system but something needs to be done.
- DFB

Sicko

As a group we have mixed feelings about the movie Sicko. There is no doubt that something has to be done about health care in the United States, but given Michael Moore's history one can't help but wonder how much of what he is saying is factual and what is exaggerated. As we said before something needs to be done about health care. The US has one of the most technologically advanced medical systems in the world but only for those who can afford it. It is a shame that we can't figure out how to make that system available to every one whether they have money or not. If a country like France (whose citizens always protest about everything) can figure it out why can't we. One's answer may be it is because we are much bigger than countries like france and that is part of the issue. We ask that person to look at the Canadian health care system. It is true that other health care systems have their issues but, there has to be a better solution than what we currently have
-DFB