The NHS is a wonderful thing - truly wonderful. Anyone that wants it gone is shortsighted and doesn’t get how terrible healthcare for profit can be. Fucking stop it. Surrounded by arseholes in this country that do not get how bad it can be.
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This is the beginning and end of it. We need to never stop shouting it from the rooftops. I get it through my job only at the moment but will happily pay more so it's always there for everyone
I could bore you all to tears explaining what co-pay is and how there are limitations to care in fiscal terms. The people I see shouting the loudest about getting rid of the NHS are Farage supporters, that I would bet my left tits don’t understand how the healthcare in the U.S. works
I have had the same argument with friends and colleagues when I was a student and working in the UK over the years. I live in Ireland, we have a public health system, it's not perfect but not having insurance isn't a barrier to treatment. We also have a
private health insurance market.
You can sign up to that as an individual or if your employer provides a scheme. The only thing private health insurance does in Ireland is it gets you in to see a consultant faster, if you need to see one. Farage and his mates want a US model in the UK because it's extremely profitable.
Shock horror people get ill. Medical expenses are the single biggest reason for personal bankruptcy in the US. Plus your health insurance is linked to your job. If you are made redundant one of the big things employees look for is continuing medical coverage post redundancy. The NHS isn't perfect
That's not quite correct. Private health insurance provided access to private primary care centres and private hospitals i.e. you don't just get to see the consultant faster, depending on the issue you have you may get the operation or procedure done faster as well.
That depends exclusively on your level of cover. It's true that Health Insurance companys have primary health care centres. I've used VHI Swiftcare Clinics. Those clinics will not treat anyone under the age of 2, serious burns or cardiac issues.
The thing about private insurance is that you're trusting your health and your money to companies with an absolute stone-cold motivation not to treat you.
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private health insurance market.