John Q Documentary

The movie “John Q” tells a story about a man named John Archibald who works in a factory and lives with his family, Denise and Michael. Everything is well until Michael collapses while playing in a baseball game because of heart failure. John takes his son to the hospital, only to discover that Michael needs a heart transplant immediately and without one, he will die. John Archibald also learns that his health insurance will not cover for him and the situation gets worse.This situation involving health insurance gives a great impact on the choices and actions that John Archibald does. Health insurance is a substantial deal in modern health care because it deals with the financial part of the treatment that is given by the health care provider.
These questions discuss the importance of health care insurance and the effect it has not only this movie, but on society and health care in general.
To begin with the first question, “Why doesn’t the hospital bend the rules for John Q’s situation?”, First analyze the situation. With John’s …show more content…
How did the high anxiety, depression and emotional impact threaten the situation?”. To answer the question, Health insurance is vital to not only to the patient’s family, but also to a patient’s life. It’s important to realize that insurance helps with the financial part of the medical process, as a result also helping in a medical emergencies. Now if someone has a health problem that is life-threatening, in this case Mike Archibald, insurance would have covered the cost and the heart-transplant which would have saved Michael’s life. Under John’s circumstances, it would make the immediacy of the situation rise. Since he now has no insurance and can’t afford the money, he can’t ensure his son’s life. For this reason, emotions such as anxiety and depression enter the situation, making the conflict rise