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Damaged Care (2002)

Damaged Care poster
Directed by
Harry Winer
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor working as a medical reviewer for health insurance companies sees how decisions are made to deny care for profit. She decides to speak out against the healthcare system.

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What happens

Damaged Care is an American television film which aired on May 26, 2002, on Showtime. The film is based on the story of the real-life Linda Peeno, a physician and medical reviewer for managed care organizations who becomes a vocal critic of the American healthcare system after witnessing the prioritization of profit over patient care. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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