Moore lines up health insurers for a lashing

[emad]

Oliver Burkeman in New York
Thursday September 23, 2004
The Guardian

Before Fahrenheit 9/11, before Bowling for Columbine, the star of one of Michael Moore's most notorious stunts was a pancreas.
A patient who needed an organ transplant found that his health insurance company refused to cover the cost of the operation - until Moore staged and televised a mock funeral for him outside the company's offices.

Now, the film-maker has reportedly won a financing and distribution deal for a movie developing that theme into a full-scale attack on America's healthcare system, provisionally entitled Sicko.

The content of Fahrenheit 9/11 made distributors nervous about taking it on, until Harvey Weinstein, the head of Miramax, stepped in and assembled a partnership of studios specifically to market the film.

After the success of that film, Miramax did not hesitate this time, according to the Hollywood trade journal Variety. "I think the American people are clamouring to see the punished," Moore has said.
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[candy331]

1. Yeah! somehow this country has to shamed into meeting it's moral

obligation to it's citizens, as the richest nation on the earth(still) does not have health care for all.

[romantico]

2. As I reported yesterday

I live in Hartford, CT the insurance capitol of the world. My firned's wife works at Connecticare & they recieved memos of what to do if they encounter Michael Moore. Moore has made a couple trips to Hartford with his camera crew appearing at UCONN health center in Farmington Connecticut.I find it amusing that they have a list of what to do & not to do should they encounter Michael Moore. If I can get a copy of the memo I will post it!

[LeftCoast]

3. Please, please, please!

:)

I would love to see that memo, as I'm sure, many others would as well!

[Samurai_Writer]

4. Send that memo to Michael Moore as well...

perhaps it will show up in the documentary! Wouldn't that be sweet?

[dmr]

5. Definitely that memo needs to get to Michael

of course the right wing enablers will argue their authenticity.

[goforit]

6. The Insurance Bubs????.....Biggest maffia gang in this country!!!

Hats off to Moore on this puppy!!!