In this case, NHS, I think...was worried about the implications. If you opened the door for Charlie Gard...what happens next week when the next Charlie Gard comes to the door? Is there enough money to cover twenty-odd Charlie Gards per week? The answer is no.
NHS is designed to work and carry out a responsibility with ‘X’ amount of funding. If you weigh 275 pounds and have a bad hip and require a hip-replacement...why would NHS fund it? You would get stopped for the weight issue first, and have to demonstrate that you’ve lost X-amount of weight before they’d pay for the new hip. The whole system is built to work with the funding that they collect.
I do agree, when we go to single-payer, we will get the same type solution, with absolutely no one happy. But the minute that people said that everyone was in the same bucket and you wanted affordable health-care....well....this is the only way to package that gimmick.
Your summary makes excellent sense. Thanks for the input.