Healthcare

Health care in the United States needs to be drastically reformed: Insurance companies have turned into businesses with profit motives. The movie "Dead Meat" says that competition is positive, and compares the advertisements of animal hospitals to those of "people" hospitals. The movie states that the competition is what makes businesses "better." All competition does is drive up costs. My question is, should those who are less fortunate suffer because they can't afford to visit a doctor? By turning American insurance agencies into businesses, we are also risking human lives. Business isn't all positive, there are the backhanded employees who have their own hidden motives. This can be found in the movie "Sicko." A woman was interviewed who had received a large bonus because she denied the most citizens coverage. Although she later admitted this, I am sure there are many other employees who would not admit that. These flaws in the system prove that the state of health care in the US is in need of reform.
The video "Dead Meat" spent a lot of time talking about the "waiting list" for surgeries. I completely agree that the "waiting list" is a negative aspect of universal health care, but I question why the movie didn't talk about any other countries as well. Canada was the only example. Can't we develop a better system in the USA? I do not necessarily agree our country should jump into universal health care, but I definitely think it should be a future goal.
The article "Michael Moore and the Beige Bomber" states that a nationalized health care system would make as many cost effectiveness decisions as an insurance company. Although this is true and a negative aspect, nationalized health care would NOT deny coverage or cap health care costs like a company would. Therefore, no citizen of the United States would have to worry about being denied coverage, and less people would die. Isn't the death of innocent citizens enough to want to make a change?
Reformed health care is a good idea for the well being of American citizens. Thanks to the bill recently passed, our country is going to take a step in the right direction.