“This is the problem. The government takes all your money and crowds out competitive private insurance. This woman has no options other than depending on the government. If this were a country with private insurance and she did not purchase it, I’d agree with you if she demanded government money for the operation. Its like we all say, in creating a government system, they destroy the private system.”
I’m afraid it doesn’t work like that here in the UK. Private healthcare is common and cheaper than it was when I lived in California. Most middle-management jobs upwards include private health cover and there and schemes to suit most pockets. The only reason not to have private helathcare here is if you are very poor or a socialist who believes in state provision.
For example:
http://www.axappphealthcare.co.uk/personal/private-medical-insurance
Hopefully she or her family can find the money to help her - I’d hate one of my relatives to die early for the price of a used Ford Focus.
“...for the price of a used Ford Focus.”
Expensive for a Ford Focus, even a new one. Pretty cheap for surgery on the aorta, though.
If there is cheap private insurance available, then she has to live with the consequences. I hate to sound cold, but my prior comment was based on an understanding that there was no readily available private insurance market in the UK.