Health care reform has been on the minds of many Americans in the past decade or so, and this recent documentary from the P.O.V. series on PBS takes a critical look at the "human consequences of an increasingly expensive and inaccessible system." Directed by Roger Weisberg, the film draws on the cinema verite style that he deployed in his film "Waging a Living" from 2006. In this film, Weisberg looks at people struggling to pay their health care bills in places like Austin, Texas, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles. On the homepage dedicated to this thought-provoking documentary, users can get basic facts about the uninsured in the in the United States, and also learn what has happened to the people profiled in the documentary since the film was released. As with other P.O.V. sites, visitors can also chime in via the "Talking Back" section and view an interview with the filmmaker.
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