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Cuba Praises Latest Michael Moore Offering
15-Jun-2007
Written by: Joseph Caintic
Cuban official says that “SiCKO” highlights Cuba’s “humane” healthcare system.
The Cuban government has weighed in on Michael Moore’s newest documentary, “SiCKO,” saying that the film will allow the world to see the greatness of its health system.
Since taking power in 1959, Fidel Castro’s Communist government has given universal healthcare coverage. Cuban Health Minister Jose Ramon Balaguer said on a public Web cast, “There's no doubt that a documentary by someone of Michael Moore's stature will help the world see the deeply humane principles of Cuban society."
The Moore documentary is a criticism of the U.S. healthcare system. In one controversial sequence, Moore travels to Cuba along with rescue workers from Sept. 11. The film claims that the workers got great care at virtually no cost.
Critics have suggested that the film paints an overly rosy picture of Cuba’s healthcare system, which suffers from medicine shortages and outdated equipment.
Moore is currently being investigated by the Treasury Department as to whether or not his trip to Cuba violated a U.S. embargo on Cuba.
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