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NHS Rules Cancer Drug “Not Cost-Effective”
A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative ^ | 7 May 2010 | John Semmens

Posted on 05/08/2010 1:44:23 PM PDT by John Semmens

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) has ruled that a so-called “miracle drug” called Avastin will not be provided to the nation’s cancer patients because it is “not cost-effective.” Avastin is widely used in other countries and in the UK for patients who can afford to pay or who have supplemental private insurance. It is said to prolong the lives of persons suffering from advanced stages of bowel cancer by up to two years.

Spokesman for the NHS, Mortimer Sepelible, defended the decision as “simple economics. Look, the government is hemorrhaging red ink. We’ve got to make cuts somewhere. So, it’s hard to justify laying out scarce public resources just to extend a few people’s lives by a year or two.”

Sepelible suggested that “people should try to be more philosophic about this. I mean, everybody dies sooner or later. Most of those with this type of cancer are near the end of their lives anyway. They’re usually pretty broken down by the time they need this drug. They don’t have that much left to offer for the benefit of society at that point. The best they can do for their country is to stop whining and go peacefully rather than demand expenditures the government can’t afford right now.”

“The fact that those who can afford to pay their own way for Avastin are treated differently is a sore spot,” Sepelible conceded. “They are wasting resources that could be put to better use by the government. If we are to have true social justice we must put an end to private expenditures for medical care.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Health/Medicine; Humor
KEYWORDS: nannystate; satire; socialism; triage

1 posted on 05/08/2010 1:44:23 PM PDT by John Semmens
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To: John Semmens

Can you provide the proper link? this has to be posted other places.

Thanks!


2 posted on 05/08/2010 1:47:25 PM PDT by Ballygrl
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To: John Semmens

You may cause some people to take medication after reading this piece of satire.


3 posted on 05/08/2010 1:48:28 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
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To: Man50D

Is this satire? not funny if it is.


4 posted on 05/08/2010 1:49:29 PM PDT by Ballygrl
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To: Ballygrl

here’s a link you requested:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1273196/Horror-story-thousands-cancer-patients-denied-miracle-drug-NHS.html


5 posted on 05/08/2010 2:32:41 PM PDT by John Semmens
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To: John Semmens

Sadly this is NOT satire. It is true, and cancer victims in the UK are dying as a result.


6 posted on 05/08/2010 3:39:53 PM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: John Semmens
“people should try to be more philosophic about this. I mean, everybody dies sooner or later. Most of those with this type of cancer are near the end of their lives anyway. They’re usually pretty broken down by the time they need this drug. They don’t have that much left to offer for the benefit of society at that point. The best they can do for their country is to stop whining and go peacefully rather than demand expenditures the government can’t afford right now.”

Barack Obama couldn't have said it better himself.

Democrats Lie, People Die
7 posted on 05/08/2010 3:42:36 PM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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To: John Semmens

Obama kill-yo-mama healthcare coming soon to a town near you!


8 posted on 05/08/2010 3:44:12 PM PDT by Pharmboy (The Stone Age did not end because they ran out of stones...)
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To: John Semmens

Since NO drug CURES cancer, none of them are cost-effective. They provide a glimmer of hope for a remission. Period.


9 posted on 05/08/2010 4:43:32 PM PDT by Doc Savage (SOBAMP!)
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To: pnh102

Thanks for the link! I’ll make sure to post it with plenty of commentary.


10 posted on 05/08/2010 4:59:51 PM PDT by Ballygrl
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