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Corbyn reveals secret documents that “confirm Tory plot to sell off NHS”
- DanBC 7y agoThis is realy confusing. There's nothing in English law that prevents US companies bidding against NHS Trusts to provide services. These would be free at the point of delivery, paid for by the NHS, but provided by a non-NHS provider. That already happens. We spend billions on similar provision. (See eg Priory Group, Cygnet Healthcare, LiveWell South West). The law forbids commissioners from preferring one type of provider. Or they can come and run private hospitals. These would take patients who pay cash or pay through insurance. We don't have a system that forbids this. The real story, and this is something that Labour are not pushing, is the cost of medication. Look at mebendazole. In the UK this costs a few pounds per tablet. https://bnf.nice.org.uk/medicinal-forms/mebendazole.html https://bnf.nice.org.uk/medicinal-forms/mebendazole.html In the US it costs $440 (about £340) per tablet. Americans pay huge amounts for their medication because their healthcare systems are weirdly broken. The English NHS can negotiate fair pricing for medication.