Controversial documentarian Michael Moore is getting set to take on the healthcare industry as his follow-up to the politically charged Fahrenheit 9/11. Moore told the Associated Press that he's just started trying to get financial backing for Sicko, a critical look at health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
Moore's latest is inspired by a segment he did on The Awful Truth, his series which aired on the Bravo network. In the segment, "Funeral at an HMO," Moore documents the plight of a diabetic who urgently needs a pancreas transplant and whose HMO won't help out. Moore goes to the HMO's headquarters and puts on a mock funeral for the diabetic patient, making certain to invite the company execs. Ultimately, the HMO agrees to assist the patient and make sweeping policy changes.
It may be easier for Moore to find the money for this project, since his Fahrenheit 9/11 just became the first documentary film to cross the $100 million mark at the domestic box office.
