Movies and TvShows featuring "health-care-reform" theme.

New Amsterdam follows Dr. Max Goodwin, the newest medical director of the Bellevue Hospital, who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care for the underserved patients of New York City. With his unorthodox methods and contagious enthusiasm, Dr. Goodwin will stop at nothing to break the rules and ensure that the patients come first.

Healthcare reform in Hong Kong is a controversial topic. The government plans to privatize public hospitals and raise funds to maintain operations. Marshall Paxton, a leading public hospital, has become a pilot for reform. This drama focuses on the everyday workings of medical professionals and the politics behind the healthcare industry in Hong Kong.

Sicko is a documentary film by Michael Moore that explores the flaws in the American healthcare system. The film critiques the high cost of medical care, the lack of access to healthcare for many Americans, and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on healthcare policies. It also highlights the benefits of universal healthcare systems in other countries.

A faithful ten part BBC adaptation of A.J. Cronin's book of the same name published in 1937 about a young Scottish doctor (Ben Cross) trying to find a place for himself in the dysfunctional medical system of Wales and England in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Unrest is a powerful documentary that explores the lives of individuals living with chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS. Through intimate interviews, personal stories, and medical research, the film sheds light on the challenges faced by those with this debilitating illness.

Arrhythmia is a drama film that follows the story of a paramedic in Russia who is dealing with issues in his personal life as well as the challenges of his job. He and his wife, who works as a nurse, are constantly at odds and considering a divorce. At work, he faces bureaucracy and stress due to healthcare reforms. The film explores themes of humanity and the struggle to find balance in a demanding profession.

Averroès and Rosa Parks: two units of the Esquirol Hospital, which - like the Adamant - are part of the Paris Central Psychiatric Group. From individual interviews to «carer-patient» meetings, the filmmaker focuses on showing a form of psychiatry that continually strives to make room for and rehabilitate the patients’ words. Little by little, each one eases open the door to their world. Within an increasingly worn-out health system, how can the forsaken be given a place among others.

A documentary that delves into the medical mystery surrounding chronic fatigue syndrome, with a focus on the experiences of patients and the search for a cure. It highlights the struggles and challenges faced by those suffering from the disease and sheds light on the medical research and treatments available.

Medical drama about a major hospital whose emergency room regularly faces an overload of patients. One of the doctors finds it necessary to adopt an unorthodox procedure to try to save a patient, and finds himself in trouble in consequence.

Get to know the history of public health systems in Brazil and their changes according to the country's political movements. Moving from the retirement and pension funds to the implementation of the SUS.

Toronto psychiatrist Gordon Warme M.D. claims to be a participant in a vital cultural ritual, “one of countless rituals that give relief to humans...the most culture-bound of creatures.”

As obesity progresses inexorably, Sylvie Gilman and Thierry de Lestrade investigate the causes of this planetary plague and reveal the fight waged in certain countries to stem it.

In 2003, surgeon Dr. John Bagnato and accountant Charles Rehberg stumble upon evidence that non-profit Phoebe Putney Hospital is overcharging uninsured and indigent patients, has stashed millions in offshore bank accounts and controls lucrative for-profit businesses. As Bagnato and Rehberg dig deeper, they find these practices at non-profit hospitals around the country. When these discoveries are made public, Bagnato and Rehberg become the targets of threats and intimidation, and are eventually prosecuted by local authorities for blowing the whistle on the hospital's practices. With their reputations and livelihoods on the line, Bagnato and Rehberg must confront what they're willing to sacrifice to bring about justice.