From Michael Moore's TV Nation: The Health Care Olympics

Before there was 'SiCKO' there was 'TV Nation.'

Check out The Health Care Olympics with color commentators Bob Costas and Ahmad Rashad as the U.S. competes with Canada and Cuba in the sport of health care.

More sportsmanship at http://www.michaelmoore.com/ .

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[Pedroptz]

Help Cuba! They deserve it

[anaklabu]

I am a Malaysian student studying in UK, I was hospitalised for 2 weeks last year at Royal Surrey Hospital due to sudden illness. The treatment was not only superb but beyond my expectation, even as non citizen they treated me as comrade. . . Thank God I choose to study in the UK and not America . . . now not only that I'm pro UK but I would bring my valuable experience to Malaysia. . . Pity my brother whom studying in America

[whatorwellsaid]

dumb + dumb = Michael Moore. I'm a Cuban who just recently got out of that big prison that my country has become under communism, and I can't believe Michael Moore's level of stupidity!! so many things wrong with his documentary. It's a shame, don't believe any of that...it's a lie!!!

[faustolg]

They forced Bob Cutlass, I mean Costas, to say Canada was the winner.... what a disappoint! that kind of "truthfulness" in the USA is so awful.

[RuinOrPeace]

mmm hmm!

[The8thDOCTOR]

I believe there is some Republican nut that wants to abolish Medicare in the US.

[kartman13]

@SapphireDiamond19 Yes, some doctors do not accept Medicaid. But again, the majority of doctors do accept Medicaid.

Now this gets amusing. You stated above that the reason doctors don't accept Medicaid is because of State run health care payment system. You just made a factual case against government run health care.

Freudian slip?

[SapphireDiamond19]

No. Why do you think they dont accept it? Its because its a state ran health care payment system and when they treat the patient that has Medicaid, the state takes too long in order to pay the doctors for their services so thats why they dont accept Medicaid or Medicare. Why do you think the Republicans want to get rid of it so badly? Because they want to privatize everything so that they can make their rich friends richer. Keep corporations out the Health Care system

[kartman13]

@SapphireDiamond19 Your claim that the majority of "these doctors" do not accpet Medicaid is another lie.

[SapphireDiamond19]

Yeah but you seem to forget that the majority of these doctors do not accept Medicaid and they would still have to pay out of pocket for their health care. Even private insursers say that if you have a pre existing condition then health insurance wont cover for it because American Health Care is dominated by greedy corporations more concerned with putting money in their pocket then helping out the American people. I call for reform and I cant wait till 2014 when it finally comes into effect

[kartman13]

@SapphireDiamond19 The US does offer a free health federal program to low income people. It's called Medicaid. And it is usually supplemented by State programs. And America's "highest infant mortality rate" is largly because the US uses the strictess guidlines.

You seem like you have victimhood mentality.