Posted on 01/25/2009 8:11:53 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
America's medical system is an expensive mess, but one reason that's the case is because it doesn't go out of its way to deprive people of needed care to save money. Great Britain spends far less, but you'd better hope that you don't get seriously ill and require extraordinary treatment.
The family of a woman with an inoperable brain tumour raised over £130,000 to send her for treatment in America - only to discover that the NHS could have referred her if her local trust had realised it was possible.
The case reveals an "information lottery" in the NHS - a variation on the postcode kind - where access to treatment is dependent on who patients (and their doctors) know, not on their clinical need.
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
Clear and simple a low percentage of GDP is spent on healthcare in EVERY European country than in the US and everyone is covered and life-expectancy is longer. That is better results for less money.
In terms of welath comparisons, I don’t really care about Italy and France. Please compare West Germany and you will find it far richer than all but a few “blue” states.
It is nice not to have to pay for defense though. Thanks for that.
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