British healthcare....only a socialist could think it works....

[bripat9643]

A few years back I was walking the Gettysburgh Battlefield. I met a guy from England who was touring America. We got around to talking healthcare and I told him how my wife had recently had heart surgery and I was dealing with three quarters of an inch of hospital bills that I had to resolve
He told me that he had heart surgery the year before and never even got a bill

Boy, did I ever envy British healthcare

Of course, you can't talk to the guy who was put on a waiting list and died before he could get his operation. He didn't have any bills either, other than the funeral bills, that is.

You think that doesn't happen here?

Yeah, it happens at the VA.

And all those who can't afford care .. let 'em die, right?

You believe they would die because you know in your heart that you wouldn't voluntarily contribute a single dime to keep them alive.

 

[Political Junky]

A few years back I was walking the Gettysburgh Battlefield. I met a guy from England who was touring America. We got around to talking healthcare and I told him how my wife had recently had heart surgery and I was dealing with three quarters of an inch of hospital bills that I had to resolve
He told me that he had heart surgery the year before and never even got a bill

Boy, did I ever envy British healthcare

Of course, you can't talk to the guy who was put on a waiting list and died before he could get his operation. He didn't have any bills either, other than the funeral bills, that is.

You think that doesn't happen here?

Yeah, it happens at the VA.

And all those who can't afford care .. let 'em die, right?

You believe they would die because you know in your heart that you wouldn't voluntarily contribute a single dime to keep them alive.

Nice try from a selfish rightwinger.

 

[bripat9643]

Of course, you can't talk to the guy who was put on a waiting list and died before he could get his operation. He didn't have any bills either, other than the funeral bills, that is.

You think that doesn't happen here?

Yeah, it happens at the VA.

And all those who can't afford care .. let 'em die, right?

You believe they would die because you know in your heart that you wouldn't voluntarily contribute a single dime to keep them alive.

Nice try from a selfish rightwinger.

Yes, I am selfish, but I know enough people would donate to charity hospitals to keep poor people from dying. You, on the other hand, have a very low opinion of your fellow man, especially of yourself and your liberal komarades.

 

[Political Junky]

You think that doesn't happen here?

Yeah, it happens at the VA.

And all those who can't afford care .. let 'em die, right?

You believe they would die because you know in your heart that you wouldn't voluntarily contribute a single dime to keep them alive.

Nice try from a selfish rightwinger.

Yes, I am selfish, but I know enough people would donate to charity hospitals to keep poor people from dying. You, on the other hand, have a very low opinion of your fellow man, especially of yourself and your liberal komarades.

Charity hospitals are supported by government.

 

[bripat9643]

Yeah, it happens at the VA.

And all those who can't afford care .. let 'em die, right?

You believe they would die because you know in your heart that you wouldn't voluntarily contribute a single dime to keep them alive.

Nice try from a selfish rightwinger.

Yes, I am selfish, but I know enough people would donate to charity hospitals to keep poor people from dying. You, on the other hand, have a very low opinion of your fellow man, especially of yourself and your liberal komarades.

Charity hospitals are supported by government.

The term "Government funded charity hospital" is an oxymoron.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

My relatives in England, who I see often, consider their healthcare system acceptable for routine things but are frequently frustrated by months-long waiting lists to even be seen for things that would be sufficiently severe in The U.S. to be treated immediately. One with a condition threatening blindness in both eyes was put on a 6-month waiting lit for surgery on one eye - deemed sufficient to live a normal life - with no hope of surgery on the other. In effect, told to choose which eye he wanted saved - if either could be salvaged after six months of neglect of the condition.

Fortunately he had the money to "go private".

Many do not.

British doctors, meanwhile, seem as addicted to going out on strike as are French garbage collectors.

New poll shows overwhelming public support for junior doctors strike

If you check out the funding figures you can see that the NHS has been underfunded and will continue to be so under this government.

Their agenda is in support of their backers,and personal, interests. They want to run it down to discredit it and then sell it off to their mates.

If you look at the ongoing Drs dispute you will see that the public is overwhelmingly supportive of the Doctors. In fact 66% were at the last poll. I understand that Presidents are elected with less support.

The public recognises that these people are being victimised by ideologically driven shysters. The government will lose this one, They have chosen to directly oppose the needs of the public and are too dumb to see it.

 

[Old Rocks]

They look across the pond, and see the amount of money that the US health system provides the parasites over here, and want some of the same. However, there is a growing sentiment for a universal single payer health care system in the US. Two of our Presidential candidates are advocating it, one even means to get it. And that alone may well put him in the White House. President Sanders. Sounds good.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

They look across the pond, and see the amount of money that the US health system provides the parasites over here, and want some of the same. However, there is a growing sentiment for a universal single payer health care system in the US. Two of our Presidential candidates are advocating it, one even means to get it. And that alone may well put him in the White House. President Sanders. Sounds good.

The majority of the tory party have interests in private healthcare and have already hived off some services to american corporations.
Of course the tories opposed the setting up of the NHS, as they have opposed every other civilised measure introduced in British life.
Pension,education,housing, you name it and these money grabbing skanks were against all of it.

 

[OldLady]

A few years back I was walking the Gettysburgh Battlefield. I met a guy from England who was touring America. We got around to talking healthcare and I told him how my wife had recently had heart surgery and I was dealing with three quarters of an inch of hospital bills that I had to resolve
He told me that he had heart surgery the year before and never even got a bill

Boy, did I ever envy British healthcare

Yeah....he just paid his entire life at confiscatory tax rates and then...how old was he? We'll see how he likes their healthcare as time goes on and it falls apart....

It all comes down to ....pay me now or pay me later

Our system pounds the shit out of you if you have a major health problem. Constantly negotiating between doctors and health insurance companies to try to figure out what you actually owe. A major part of a doctors overhead is staff involved in billing and negotiating with insurance companies

You don't have that with universal healthcare

Don't be reckless with your lifestyle, why do we have to pay for it?

That's a moronic stance by someone who has apparently had the great good fortune to be in good health always. Bad health happens to brown rice eaters, too.

 

[OldLady]

They look across the pond, and see the amount of money that the US health system provides the parasites over here, and want some of the same. However, there is a growing sentiment for a universal single payer health care system in the US. Two of our Presidential candidates are advocating it, one even means to get it. And that alone may well put him in the White House. President Sanders. Sounds good.

The majority of the tory party have interests in private healthcare and have already hived off some services to american corporations.
Of course the tories opposed the setting up of the NHS, as they have opposed every other civilised measure introduced in British life.
Pension,education,housing, you name it and these money grabbing skanks were against all of it.

Are doctors in private practice still allowed in UK? For those who can afford it and want it?

 

[OldLady]

My relatives in England, who I see often, consider their healthcare system acceptable for routine things but are frequently frustrated by months-long waiting lists to even be seen for things that would be sufficiently severe in The U.S. to be treated immediately. One with a condition threatening blindness in both eyes was put on a 6-month waiting lit for surgery on one eye - deemed sufficient to live a normal life - with no hope of surgery on the other. In effect, told to choose which eye he wanted saved - if either could be salvaged after six months of neglect of the condition.

Fortunately he had the money to "go private".

Many do not.

British doctors, meanwhile, seem as addicted to going out on strike as are French garbage collectors.

New poll shows overwhelming public support for junior doctors strike

If you check out the funding figures you can see that the NHS has been underfunded and will continue to be so under this government.

Their agenda is in support of their backers,and personal, interests. They want to run it down to discredit it and then sell it off to their mates.

If you look at the ongoing Drs dispute you will see that the public is overwhelmingly supportive of the Doctors. In fact 66% were at the last poll. I understand that Presidents are elected with less support.

The public recognises that these people are being victimised by ideologically driven shysters. The government will lose this one, They have chosen to directly oppose the needs of the public and are too dumb to see it.

Sounds familiar.....