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The film also inaccurately portrays the British National Health Service (NHS) as free; it is paid for by UK citizens in the form of National Insurance (an income based tax). Although the majority of NHS care is free at the point of service there is  nominal charge for drug prescriptions (£7.10 regardless of the real cost of the drug),<ref>[http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/issue-briefs/health/nhs/nhs-prescription-services/nhs-prescription-charges-$366605.htm]</ref> dental charges are £16.20, £44.60 or £198 per course of treatment.<ref>[http://www.whatprice.co.uk/dentist/nhs-prices.html]</ref> None of these charges apply if you are pregnant, under 16, over 60, in full-time education or living on benefits.<ref>[http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/issue-briefs/health/nhs/nhs-prescription-services/nhs-prescription-charges-$366605.htm]</ref>

The film also inaccurately portrays the British National Health Service (NHS) as free; it is paid for by UK citizens in the form of National Insurance (an income based tax). Although the majority of NHS care is free at the point of service there is  nominal charge for drug prescriptions (£7.10 regardless of the real cost of the drug),<ref>[http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/issue-briefs/health/nhs/nhs-prescription-services/nhs-prescription-charges-$366605.htm]</ref> dental charges are £16.20, £44.60 or £198 per course of treatment.<ref>[http://www.whatprice.co.uk/dentist/nhs-prices.html]</ref> None of these charges apply if you are pregnant, under 16, over 60, in full-time education or living on benefits.<ref>[http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/issue-briefs/health/nhs/nhs-prescription-services/nhs-prescription-charges-$366605.htm]</ref>

The film has generated some controversy for a sequence in which Moore brings a group of patients to [[Cuba]], which may have violated the American embargo of that country. The film is designed to have a political impact, but both [[Republican]] and [[Democratic]] politicians have distanced themselves from it.<ref>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-movie22jun22,0,5962985.story?coll=la-home-center</ref>   

The film has generated some controversy for a sequence in which Moore brings a group of patients to [[Cuba]], which may have violated the American embargo of that country. The film is designed to have a political impact, but both [[Republican]] and [[Democratic]] politicians have distanced themselves from it.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-movie22jun22,0,5962985.story?coll=la-home-center</ref>   

==Reviews==

==Reviews==

Peter Barry Chowka at [[American Thinker]] says "Sicko" is "a naked [[propaganda]] exercise on behalf of full-bore [[socialism]].<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/2007/06/prepare_to_be_sickened_by_sick.html</ref>

Peter Barry Chowka at [[American Thinker]] says "Sicko" is "a naked [[propaganda]] exercise on behalf of full-bore [[socialism]].<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/2007/06/prepare_to_be_sickened_by_sick.html</ref>

David Asman of [[Fox News]] says the film "keeps getting praise, even though some of it just isn't true—like his suggestion that Cubans get better heath care than we do".<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290197,00.html</ref>

David Asman of [[Fox News]] says the film "keeps getting praise, even though some of it just isn't true—like his suggestion that Cubans get better heath care than we do".<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290197,00.html</ref>

Roger Friedman of Fox News called the film a "brilliant and uplifting new documentary" and praised Moore for the way in which he lets "very articulate average Americans tell their personal horror stories at the hands of insurance companies" and "criticizes both [[Democrats]] and [[Republicans]] for their inaction and in some cases their willingness to be bribed by pharmaceutical companies and insurance carriers."<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273875,00.html</ref>

Roger Friedman of Fox News called the film a "brilliant and uplifting new documentary" and praised Moore for the way in which he lets "very articulate average Americans tell their personal horror stories at the hands of insurance companies" and "criticizes both [[Democrats]] and [[Republicans]] for their inaction and in some cases their willingness to be bribed by pharmaceutical companies and insurance carriers."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273875,00.html</ref>

In his review of the film, Mark Kermode of BBC radio five recalled that during the Cannes Film Festival screening of the film, several British audience members started laughing at Moore's overly positive portrayal of the NHS.

In his review of the film, Mark Kermode of BBC radio five recalled that during the Cannes Film Festival screening of the film, several British audience members started laughing at Moore's overly positive portrayal of the NHS.