From The Progressive
By Matthew Rothschild

Michael Moore brought “Sicko” to Capitol Hill on June 20.

He was the star witness at a hearing Representative John Conyers held on universal single-payer health care.

“The need for universal health care has never been more urgent,” Conyers said, citing the 47 million Americans without health insurance and 50 million more who are underinsured. “According to the Institute of Medicine, 18,000 Americans die each year as a direct consequence of being uninsured. These facts are unacceptable in the richest country in the world.”

Conyers pledged to hold a series of hearings on this urgent issue to rally support for his Medicare for All bill, H.R. 676.

And he kicked the series off with Michael Moore, whose “Sicko” starts running in theaters across the country on June 29.

Moore showed clips from his film, depicting shocking callousness on the part of hospitals and insurance companies—and the heartbreaking consequences. He also brought some of the people he interviewed on screen to testify.

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