FRONTLINE | "Sick Around the World" Coming April 15 | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/ Other rich countries have universal health care. Why don't we? FRONTLINE travels to five countries in search of a universal health care system that could work in the U.S. in "Sick Around the World," coming April 15 to PBS and online at
http://www.pbs.org/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/

FRONTLINE teams up with T.R. Reid, a veteran foreign correspondent for "The Washington Post," to find out how five other capitalist democracies--United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland--deliver health care and what the United States might learn from their successes and their failures. In "Sick Around the World," airing Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS (check local listings), Reid turns up remarkable differences in how these countries handle health care--from Japan, where a night in a hospital can cost as little as $10, to Switzerland, where the president of the country tells Reid it would be a "huge scandal" if someone were to go bankrupt from medical bills.

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[miketheday]

I watched this earlier tonight. It's a great show! I was amazed at what other countries do to provide just basic healthcare to ALL of their citizens for a fraction of what the USA does and does not. I think the USA is too greedya at this point to change our system... WATCH THIS if you can. Very enlightening! Peace

[Charlie12241]

"America's health care system is second only to Japan, Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, well...all of Europe. But you can thank your lucky stars we don't live in Paraguay! "

[mirabilo]

"How do other countries do it?" Easy they don't put $ before people.

[1pocho3000]

You know isn't funny how you hear the political pundits and politicians state that the idea of "universal" health care is communist or it would bankrupt us (U.S.A.), but then you see capitalistic democracies, our allies, provide their populaces with systems that are pragmatic and efficient. Great documentary series. Long live PBS!

[haobio]

I can't wait either.

[dudeulartv]

I can't wait to see it.

[revtyson]

Thanks:)