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FilmReview——《Sicko》FromwhatIhaveseenaboutthissocialinsurancefilm,Iknowsomemedicalinsurancepolicyinothercounties：someforfreebutsomeforhighexpense.TheleadingroleisanAmerican,hepaysmoreattentiontohiscounty'smedicalinsurance.Somanypatientshavenoplacetotreat,inotherwords,theyhavenoenoughmoneytopayfortheirhighmedicalcosts.Afterknowingthis,heaskafriendtotreatthepatientsintheirhomesnomatterhowbadtheweatherisorhowfarawayitis,theywentthereintimeaspossibleastheycan.Butitdidn'tlastlong,becausetheyfoundthattherearetoomanythingstodo,theycan'tdealwiththemonlybythemtwo.Sooneday,theauthorwentouttoseeothercounties'situation.InFrance,peopleliveintheirownway,theyneverneedtoworryabouttheirmedicalcosts.InCanada,theyneverfacesuchproblems.Tomysurprise,freetohealthcareisavailableforallcitizens.Thisisastoryaboutdifferentsocialinsurancepolicyindifferentcountries,butwecanseethatitdoesn'trelatetoitseconomy.TakeAmericaforexample,weallthinkit'stherichestcountryintheworld.Butafterwesawthisfilm,weknewthattherearesomanyproblemsexistinAmericansocietyandsomanyunimportantfactorsbarriersocialinsurance,suchasperson'sheightandweight.Becauseofthis,theirsocialinsuranceserviceisbeingdenied.Nowlet'ssharesomeimpressionsituationofthisfilm.Onemanlosttwofingerstoatablesaw,thenwastoldbydoctorshecouldaffordtohaveonlyonereattached,sowouldhepreferthemiddleorringfinger?Awomanwasdeniedthecostofpost-car-crashEMScarebecauseithadn'tbeenpre-approved.Anotherwomanwastoldshemustgivebackthemoneythatpaidforheroperationbecauseshehadn'tdisclosedapre-existingcondition:ayeastinfectionyearsearlier.Fromsubjectswhosemedicalcostshavesodepletedtheirfinancesthatthey'reforcedtomoveinwiththeirchildren,toposthumoustestimonialsfrompeoplewhoweredeniednecessaryoperationsbytheirfrugalinsurancecompanies,thegamutisrunbyMoore'scasestudies.Nexthetakesustohisfavoriteplace:non-America.Thisdocumentaryaround,hedoesn'tstopatCanadatoprovehispoints,venturingtoBritainandFrancewherehealthcarego-betweensareobsoleteandmedicineisonlyadoctor-patientrelationship—everybodyisinsured,akasocializedmedicine.Sicko'sthirdactmarksthereturnofMichaelMoorethePatriot.Hesetssail,alongwithvariouscasualtiesofourflawedsystem—chiefamongthem9/11workerswhoseresultantailmentswereneglectedbythegovernmentthatoncebrandedthemheroes—forGuantanamoBaytoaskforthesamefreemedicalattentiongiventothedetaineeshousedthere.UponarrivinginCubaandseekingthefreehealthcareinearnest,MooreconcludeswithaWe'renotsodifferent,youandmemessageandbigger-pictureimageryhehopeswewon'tsoonforget:theperceivedGoliathatthemercyoftheperceivedDavid,beggingforhelp.TheiraresomewordsIsawfromtheInternet,itsayslikethis:Whenweseeagoodideafromanothercountry,wegrabit.Iftheybuildabettercar,wedriveit.Iftheymakeabetterwine,wedrinkit.So,iftheyhavecomeupwithabetterwaytotreatthesick,toteachtheirkids,totakecareoftheirbabies,tosimplybegoodtoeachother,thenwhat'sourproblem?Whycan'twedothat?Theyliveinaworldofwe,notme.We'llneverfixanythinguntilwegetthatonebasicthingright.Andpowerfulforceshopethatweneverdo.Ifweeverdidremovethechokeholdofmedicalbills,collegeloans,daycare,andeverythingelsethatmakesusafraidtostepoutofline,well,watchout,causeit'llbeanewdayinAmerica.Moorehasathesishecangethisarmsaroundthistime.Resolved:TheUShealth-caresystemisadisaster,builttopunishthesickandenrichcorporations.Othercountriesdoitbetter--alotbetter.Whyisthat,andhowdowechange?Thereforeitwould'vebeennicetoseemore,ifnotall,ofthedocumentaryshedlightonhowsuchanunhealthynationcanbetteravoidtripstothedoctorinthefirstplace.Butit'shardtobepicky,becauseforoneweekend,therecouldactuallybeaminisculedeclineintheamountofParisHiltonchatterinthiscountry.That'sthankstoMichaelMoore,andthatispower!Basedonthisexample,wemustpaymoreattentiontoourresourceandsocialsecurity.Thelawspecifiesthatallcitizenshavearighttofiveinsurance:basicendowmentinsurance,basicmedicalinsurance,workerinjuryinsurance,unemploymentinsuranceandmaternityinsurance.Thesefiveinsuranceareconnectedwithusbybloodties,maybethemostdifficultonetocarryoutisbasicmedicalinsurance.Everyonehasdifferentsituations,soit'shardtoputintoeffect.Fromthefilmweseethatmedicalinsurancecompanyuseaspecialpersontofindsmallmistakesorincreasepremiumratetopreventgivinghighlossreserves.It'sagoodwayoftheauthortoshowusthedifferentlifeofpatientsindifferentcountriesatthesametime,sowecanfindthedifferences:insomecountriestheyarefreeorpayforlittleofmedicalexpense,butinsomecountriespeopleevenhavenomoneytoaffordabasictreat.Sointheend,theleadingroleasksomesickpeopletogootherplacetotreatwithhim,theretheyallsurprisedatthewelfare,theyallhavegoodcareandfeltbetterthen.Thetimewhentheyleave,theyweresogratefulandfulloftearswithintheireyes.NowChina'seconomyandsocietyareopeningupmoreandmore.Aregulationfollowsinternationalpracticeshouldbetakenintoconsiderationandgivesequaltreatmenttoeveryoneinthecountrythoughithasalongwaytogo!