Talk about 'Death Panels': When did you last see 'Damaged Care'? 'I, as a physician, could simply stamp a piece of paper and cause'

'I, as a physician, could simply stamp a piece of paper and cause the death of a patient'. (See http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/news/article.php?id=9983 ).

That's from a September 2007 statement by Dr. Linda Peeno (who is portrayed by Laura Dern in the Paramount film first broadcast on Showtime in 2002-- see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317310 ).

Since 1996, Peeno has testified before Congressional panels about the deadly powers of "managed care" physician-bureaucrats; Michael Moore's 'Sicko' has a brief segment about her. Do you remember her?

I have not seen 'Damaged Care' on TV or cable in years, and certainly not since this summer's ridiculous Republican 'Death Panel' charges began against Obama's health reform initiative. Do you find the absence of such a directly relevant film from the airwaves as odd as I do?

Certain films are just "bad for business"--"Blood Diamond' comes to mind alongside 'Damaged Care'.

I've often wondered whether such films sometimes would potentially cause so much damage to a corporation's profits that the corporation would buy up the film rights and prevent the film from being shown--or entangle the film in the kind of legal limbo that often prevents other films from being shown or transferred from one medium to another (Think 'Eyes on the Prize').

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW 'DAMAGED CARE'?

WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?

I had thought that every Democrat would have seen this movie about the depredations of "managed care" at least once. But there already have been 50 "views" of my OP, with no replies except this one from me.

your post.

Thanks for the heads up.

it may be even more effective in demonstrating the damage that an irresponsible and greedy industry can cause. IMO it's well worth renting if it's not being broadcast anymore.

or remembers th segment Dr Lindo Peeno had in 'Sicko', testifying befor Congress in 1996.