France

We all know that Micheal Moore is extremely talented in skewing stories in a way to make one side look the best and the other side look the worst, which is exactly what he did in Sicko. Throughout the movie, the US was portrayed as the "enemy" while other countries were portrayed as the "good guys." We all agree that the US health care system needs major reformation, however, there are some good things about it that Moore did not express. France was shown as one of the best health care systems. Moore expressed and highlighted the pros about the system and did not mention the cons. Can the US learn anything from the French system? Of course, it can learn from many different health care systems. However, it is the cultural phenomena that the US has been founded on that we have trouble changing--this notion of an "individualistic society" puts us at a disadvantage because it is this notion that is keeping us from implementing an universal health care system. France, in addition to many other countries,are okay with paying into a system that provides health care for all. One of the main things that the US can take away from this system is the sense of "community" among citizens, in order to insure that all citizens get basic health care!