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Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Code Black:’ Documentary on U.S. Medical System So Good It Spawned a TV Series

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Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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Not Rated | | Documentary, Drama | 20 June 2014 (USA)
I reviewed “Code Black” in 2014 when it came out, the same year my brother got brain cancer. Soon after writing the review, I flew from New York to California to take care of him. The doctor showed us a golf-ball-sized tumor. It needed to come out. More on this later.

Code Black

In 1986, in what can only be described as a move toward communism, Congress passed legislation declaring that hospital emergency rooms have to take in everyone. Public ERs therefore became our low-income health safety net.
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is cited in the book "How to be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to film, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, martial arts, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism.
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