Frontline Sick Around the World (Season 26, Episode 8)
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TV Episode | Documentary, News

Frontline

Sick Around the World (Season 26, Episode 8)

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TV Episode | Documentary, News

Given the problems facing the U.S. health care system, Frontline looks at other leading capitalist democracies to see how their health care systems operate and whether those systems could be adapted for reform in the United States.

Director

Jon Palfreman

Writers

Jon Palfreman | T.R. Reid

Producers

Raney Aronson | Missy Frederick | Jon Palfreman | Richard Parr

Composer

Cal Scott

Cinematographer

Mark Rublee

Editor

Jon Neuburger

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 15, 2008

Release date

Apr 15, 2008 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

122 wins & 190 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Ahmed Badat Self - Shepherds Bush Medical Center Self - Shepherds Bush Medical Center See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Tony Blair Self - Prime Minister (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister (archive footage) See fewer	The Force of Nature (2022)
Jeremy Cadle Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Hongjen Chang Self - Former President, Bureau of National Health Insurance Self - Former President, Bureau of National Health Insurance See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Tsung-Mei Cheng Self - Princeton University Self - Princeton University See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Hillary Clinton Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) See fewer	State of Terror (I)
Pascal Couchepin Self - President - Swiss Confederation Self - President - Swiss Confederation See fewer	Hans Erni, un peintre dans le siècle (2010)
Ruth Dreifuss Self - Former President, Swiss Confederation Self - Former President, Swiss Confederation See fewer	Der Club (1985)
Detlev Ganten Self - Chairman - Charite University Hospital - Berlin Self - Chairman - Charite University Hospital - Berlin See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Katie Haaser Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Nigel Hawkes Self - Health Editor - The Times Self - Health Editor - The Times See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Saito Hidero Self - President - Nagoya Central Hospital Self - President - Nagoya Central Hospital See fewer	Frontline (1983)
William Hsiao Self - Harvard School of Public Health Self - Harvard School of Public Health See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Naoki Ikegami Self - School of Medicine - Keio University Self - School of Medicine - Keio University See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Hitoshi Kôno Self - Director - Kono Medical Clinic Self - Director - Kono Medical Clinic See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Karl Lauterbach Self - Member of German Parliament Self - Member of German Parliament See fewer	Extra Drei (1976)
John McCain Self - Republican Presidential Candidate (archive footage) Self - Republican Presidential Candidate (archive footage) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Mike McGury Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Barack Obama Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
T.R. Reid Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Pierre-Marcel Revaz Self - CEO - Groupe Mutuel Self - CEO - Groupe Mutuel See fewer	Frontline (1983)
David Sloman Self - CEO - Whittington Hospital Self - CEO - Whittington Hospital See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Christina Von Kockritz Self - Family Practitioner Self - Family Practitioner See fewer	Frontline (1983)