Design book editor
Design book editor; expat-American writer living with her family in England since 1992. Her three sons were all born in England, with care provided by the National Health Service. She has appeared in Michael Moore’s film, Sicko.
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Phyllis Richardson
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To the Point
Michael Moore, Insurance Companies and 'Socialized Medicine' Michael Moore 's latest film Sicko dramatizes the sometimes deadly shortcomings of America's health care system. When people who have insurance are denied payment by a profit-oriented bureaucracy, they either pay the bills and go bankrupt or go without medical treatment that could save their lives. Sicko advocates abolishing insurance companies and regulating the drug industry. It also embraces a Canadian-style, government-run health care system, the kind that advocates of the status quo denounce as "socialized medicine."
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