Reflection Paper John Q

1231 Words3 Pages

John Q is an emotionally filled movie based on the vicious effects of private health care system, played by Denzel Washington. The movie focuses on the concerns surrounding the healthcare system in the lower and middle class families of the U.S. It also touches on the less empathetic individuals in the hospital administrations and the insurance companies. Denzel plays a dad who cannot afford a heart transplant for his son, after learning his son has an enlarged heart.. The couple gets little to no sympathy or help from the attending physician and the hospital administrator. All of the stress causes him to snap and hold a group of people at the hospital’s emergency room hostage. This movie also portrays frustrating issues, which individuals who cannot afford health care go through. It also shows callous and selfish ways that physicians handle medical attention towards less fortunate individuals.
John a struggling father trying to make ends meet, quickly finds out the disadvantages of having limited healthcare. Despite the monetary hardships, him and his family live loving and happy life. The movie starts up with an accident, which kills a young woman. It also introduces Michael, John’s son and Denise his wife watching Michael collapse while playing baseball. Upon rushing him to the hospital, it is revealed that John’s son has an enlarged heart. It is announced that Michael will need an immediate heart transplant to survive. A heart transplant usually can cost about $300,00 or more depend on the patients status. The hospital administration immediately informs John that his insurance does not cover that type of surgery and a payment of $100,000 will have to be mad just for his son’s name to be added on the donors list. The admi...

... middle of paper ...

... son but Dr. Turner shifts the conversation to another topic, which causes John to into a rage
John Q is a movie that touches on the effects of the private healthcare system. It addresses the problems with HMO’s, as it points out that Mike’s problem could have been detected earlier if the proper testing was done. Which is one of the major problems with the health insurance industries. While John’s actions to taking the ER patients and hospital staff hostages were completely wrong, one would argue that physicians’ delivery method was very poor. Dr. Turner and Rebecca played a minor part in John’s anger because, had they been a little but supportive and more sympathetic about the whole situation he would not have been so angry. This movie further brings to light the suffering and the lengths to which people have to go through daily to attain decent medical care.

More about Reflection Paper John Q

Open Document