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Health of the State: doctors, patients, and Michael Moore.(Cover story)(Viewpoint essay)
ACCORDING to Sicko, Michael Moore's current film about health care in America, the British and French live in a world of "we," while Americans live in a world of "me." This is reflected in their respective health-care systems: The British and French sunbathe in the cloudless uplands of universal state-funded health care, where everything is free, at least to the consumer if not to the taxpayer, while Americans struggle horribly in a muddy swamp to pay exorbitant costs for themselves, and even then have often simply to die for lack of funds.
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