2aguy
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British healthcare...now rationing hearing aids.....the wheels are coming off and we want that system here....government controlled healthcare is a disaster and we have people who don't understand that....they base their good feelings on the healthcare systems of tiny, wealthy countries who have no defense spending and rely on the U.S. To protect them.......and even their systems are collapsing....
Anger has hearing aids are rationed by the NHS Hard of hearing patients given only one device to be worn on left or right ear Daily Mail Online
Anger has hearing aids are rationed by the NHS Hard of hearing patients given only one device to be worn on left or right ear Daily Mail Online
The NHS has started to ration hearing aids for the deaf – with thousands of people being offered only one device when experts say they need two.
Specialists recommend that patients who are losing their hearing in both ears should be offered two aids, but some NHS authorities have started to offer just one to such people, in a cost-cutting exercise that saves a modest £90 per person.
The charity Action on Hearing Loss, formerly the RNID, has found four hospital trusts in England and two health boards in Wales now initially offer one aid.