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"the amount spent on health has been rising over the long-term" The point is that the amount being spent IS NOT ENOUGH to offset the growth in demand for servi
by ProxCoques 9y ago
"the amount spent on health has been rising over the long-term"
The point is that the amount being spent IS NOT ENOUGH to offset the growth in demand for services. That is why the NHS faces a £30 billion funding gap by 2020 - as the article explains in full.
As to the US comparison, that will continue as long as the US approach to health care is the one that's favoured by right-wing politicians in the UK. They are not (yet) touting the Japanese or Finnish models. So we don't care about those comparisons.
- new299 9y agoDo you have a citation that suggests a completely US style system is being proposed? This might be the case, but I feel like if this is the discussion being had, there should be an explicit reference, and justification that the US is the closest implementation of what is being suggested.
- ProxCoques 9y agoNo UK politician would openly say that they wanted to privatise the NHS. But what they are doing is solidly along the lines of the US modal. That is, to turn the rump of the NHS into a Medicaid/Medicare provider with the bulk of healthcare borne by private insurance. I may be wrong of course - what is your interpretation of what is happening with the NHS? Perhaps you think it's being run well, and that tax payers need not fear the threat of having to buy private health insurance or rely on employer support?