FIRST ASSIGNMENT:
Class #1
We will be watching Sicko during the first class. Please read the articles at the links below. We will have a critical discussion of Sicko in conjunction with these articles.
Article on Canada’s Healthcare System
http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_3_canadian_healthcare.html
Article on France’s Healthcare System
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124958049241511735.html
Articles on British Healthcare System
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/mar/02/nhs-primary-healthcare-trusts-cuts
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1259364/Cancer-scans-delayed-NHS-funding-crisis-doctors-fear-slash-burn-cuts.html
Articles on US Healthcare System
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9901E3DB163FF932A25752C0A9609C8B63
http://www.city-journal.org/2009/nytom_medicaid.html#dg
Critique of Sicko from the Cato Institute
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8271