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Of course it's cheaper - the NHS is actively controlling prices. That of course means that doctors get paid less, patients wait longer for certain types of trea
by marknutter 14y ago
Of course it's cheaper - the NHS is actively controlling prices. That of course means that doctors get paid less, patients wait longer for certain types of treatments or are denied other types outright, and people do are not granted unlimited resources to fight death at their end of life as they are in our system. You can't just say it's cheaper as a blanket endorsement without analyzing exactly why it's cheaper.
- redblacktree 14y agoIs private insurance still available if I want more exotic options? Sounds like the best of both worlds to me.
- elemeno 14y agoYup. You can happily pay for private insurance, or pay out of pocket for private care, and you'll be able to get all the drugs that the NHS thinks are too expensive for the benefits they bring, or surgical procedures that are considered experimental.
- redblacktree 14y agoSo why all the hate for socialized medicine? If the rich(er) folks want to have access to the most exotic care, they can still have it. Meanwhile, people who can't afford basic care today will get it. Come on, America.
- abrown28 14y agoBecause it involves force to implement and removes my control. At least that's my reason for hating socialized anything.
- rmc 14y agoYep. You can go private if you want and if you have the money. My father in law in the UK got a cataract done privately. If you have the money, you can get what you want.
- rmc 14y agoUS patients are not granted unlimited resources to fight death. They are limited by how much money they have. The UK also allows you go privately and pay yourself and choose your won doctor and hospital and treatment if you want and have the money.