Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Am I right in saying you consider the various private schemes in the US
the model of efficiency?

No. You are completely off base. I think ObamaCare is a disaster. It goes
too far in requirments and too short in providing things. Because it now
limits the amount a company can raise premiums to 30% several people I
know have had their payments raised 29.9%.


The only way to fund a system designed for everyone - rich or poor - is
out of general taxation.

Agreed. But it's how it is spent. I disagree with the whole NHS system.
And no, I am not in the US. I am in Israel which has a much better system.

As for your relatives, I hope they don't have cancer. If they live in a big
city such as London, there is a 95% chance they will see a specialist ONCE.
In the country the chance goes down to 50% or less.

Second or recurring visits are also not as frequent, even in London.

I did not make this up, here is some historical data:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1116372/

You can get current data from:

http://www.macmillan.org.uk/

Geoff.

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