Beyond Sicko: Part 2

Part 2 of Beyond Sicko: What you really need to know about health-care reform. This four-part series was recorded at the Manhattan Neighborhood Network in mid-July 09 and discusses what is wrong with the current US health-care system and concrete ideas about how to fix it - as well as tips for effective activism. Part 2 looks at preventive medicine, the power of US pharmaceutical companies and questionable choices of the Obama administration and the Senate Finance Committee. Host: Heather Wokusch, Guest: Beth Hart, Producer/Director: Gloria Messer.

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News & Politics

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• healthcare
• debate
• health
• care
• reform
• single-payer
• universal
• coverage
• function
• of
• system
• preventative
• medicine
• preventive
• chronic
• illness
• pharmaceutical
• company
• Obama
• administration
• Senate
• Finance
• Committee

[Melchybacaruchy]

The only Socialist Health Care system in the world is the one in the USA. They tell you to what doctor or Hospital can you go, they tell you if you need the surgery or not. (Even if they know that you will die). Open your eyes and stop believing what the HMO want you to believe. ZOMBIES.

[cargoshark]

Paying higher taxes will still be far less than paying high premiums and deductibles to an insurance company. Also, I like to add that private companies tell us how to live and what to eat on a constant basis.

[Shan23Studios]

Obama is such a FAKE president, if at least this idiots have the talent to make bussiness and satisfy the users. Like a real thief, not this incompetents. And the inmediate conclusion this is not about money, they dont need the money, their puppets do. Every singleone of their drugs provokes a second illness, to maintain this ridiculous SPELL Pharmaceutical system.

[bernardmarianovella]

@xiola6969 So apparently because I get free good health care and medicine, I have no freedom?

[jays2474]

What are the taxes per pay in these countries?

[LrdScorpion]

oh my goodness dude. What u pay for yourself is simple way more than waht youd paid anyways if there was a nationalized healthcare system. This is just a simple case of STOP BEING GREEDY and everyone is better off(including those who make more money) or keep being selfish and everyone loses (including you with ur health care) if u get sick u ll pay tons on deductives anyways

[hectorjeg]

Sorry, but I don't see how Government Health Care means that you loose your freedom ... In France people see the doctor they want, they go to the hospital (public or private) they want etc ... Taxes on snacks and soda are another issue IMO. (BTW, I didn't know they are healthy ! ;) )

[sealhunter5]

How can you make any money selling cures instead of selling placebos or sell a medicine that will make you more sick so you can sell more drugs ?

Health care in America will be selling drugs to healthy people!

[GaryCraig1]

Enjoyed watching all four parts of this series and will again. Why arent people like this on national TV? Some honesty finally.