In his film Sicko, Michael Moore brings attention to the difference between the health insurance of the wealthy and that of the poor. What sociological theory treats health insurance as a resource to explain this difference?

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Conflict theory views society as composed of groups competing for finite resources, and health insurance is one such resource. This theory explains how the wealthy have better health insurance coverage than the poor because they have more resources to acquire it, while the poor struggle to obtain sufficient coverage.

In His Film Sicko, Michael Moore Brings Attention to the Difference