June 22, 2007 | language = English, French, Spanish | budget = $9,000,000 US | website = http://www.sicko-themovie.com/ | amg_id = 1:352610 | imdb_id = 0386032 }}Sicko or SiCKO (2007) is an Academy Award nominated documentary film by American filmmaker Michael Moore that investigates the American health care system, focusing on its for-profit health insurance and pharmaceutical industry. The film compares the non-universal and for-profit U.S. system with the universal and non-profit systems of Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Cuba. Sicko opened to positive reviews, but also generated criticism and controversy. Some policy specialists have praised the film while others have criticised the film for its positive portrayal of the publicly funded health systems of Canada, the United Kingdom and Cuba, and for its negative portrayal of the health care system in the United States. Sicko

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