POV - Critical Condition . Carlos's Story | PBS

What happens if you fall sick and are one of 47 million people in America without health insurance? Find out by watching the documentary film "Critical Condition" online until October 30th on the PBS Video Player: http://video.pbs.org/video/1226348945/program/1154485580

"Critical Condition" by Roger Weisberg premiered on PBS's POV series on Tuesday, September 30 at 9 PM on most PBS stations. (Check your local listings.) The film puts a human face on the nation's growing health care crisis by capturing the harrowing struggles of four critically ill Americans who discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, home, savings, even their lives.

One character, Carlos Benitez, an uninsured chef at a French restaurant, has a severe back deformity that has caused him 15 years of unbearable pain and taken seven inches off his height. After learning that the county hospital will not perform surgery, he becomes convinced that the only way to find an affordable cure is to travel to Mexico, where orthopedic specialists recommend he have surgery as soon as possible.

A production of Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York and American Documentary | P.O.V.

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