Thread: Paying For Health Care

Originally Posted by gismo

Alot of people take it for granted, waste valuable time with minor complaints. There is a problem with waiting lists for operations. At the moment I am waiting to see someone, god knows how long that will have to take. But I will wait, and I won't complain, as this beats having to pay in full out of my own pocket, I just cannot afford it. Of all the possible uses of tax money, this is probably the least objectionable in my opinion. I feel comforted knowing that people in my country get taken care of when they need it.

This is because you are not allowed to object to it, under pain of a prison sentence sentence.

My problem with the NHS is that if it fucks up, you can't go somewhere else. You instead have to pay for the NHS AND for a private hospital if you're (understandably) pissed off with the NHS.

Originally Posted by Kittens!

NHS does have its (many) problems. America needs to learn from the UK's mistake and form a socialized system that is more efficient and effective.

We also need to learn from what NHS does correctly, since our health care system is FAR more fucked up than yours, as difficult as it may be for you to believe.

That said, I also believe that kittens should never, ever have to pay for their own health care.

Originally Posted by Syme

Yeah, as many problems as NHS has, the American system has more--again, it leaves 15% of the entire American population (50 million people) totally uninsured, so NHS's problems like waiting lists or whatever are fairly minor in comparison.

...and god only knows how much of that 85% "insured" population is severely under-insured. I've heard horror stories of people who thought they had insurance not being able to get necessary medical treatment, and coverage of services by insurance is getting worse and worse.