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I have personal and painful experience of the American healthcare system. It is really not all many ill-informed people crack it up to be. For example, the Tories love it, but quite frankly, they are largely IGNORANT of the system. Yet, given half a chance, they would love to ‘Americanize’ the NHS. After my experiences of it, I would say keep the Americans WELL AWAY from our National Health Service.
At its best, I will admit that it can be good. But when not, God help you! It is profit-driven above all else. You will be charged top dollar for everything. If you think food in an NHS hospital is bad, go across the Pond and try the food in their hospitals! You’ll be shocked and appalled!
My late partner was diagnosed with tongue cancer — and no, he was NOT a smoker, so please do not jump to any conclusions — but the way he was treated in that hospital left much to be desired in my opinion. He could have been alive today with different care.
My late partner was extremely well-insured. But still, however, it was inadequate to cover his chronic illness. Once they had paid a certain amount for his treatment, the time came to let him pass into the next life. The time came to let him meet his guardian angels! This is the problem with private, profit-driven healthcare: there is a limit to how much the insurance companies will pay for treatment, regardless of how well-insured one is.
To cut the long and painful story short, in the States, health treatments are governed, first and foremost, by cost. Private health insurers want to make hefty profits above all else. When all is said and done, the bottom line is everything. Not YOUR health, but their bottom line!
Why the Tories are so obsessed by this awful system is beyond my comprehension. It is my hope that American privatised healthcare will remain THAT side of the Pond. The Americans can show us little when it comes to healthcare.
God bless America! But please, God, keep American ideas Stateside! You know that we Brits, we Europeans can do things far, far better, and far, far cheaper! – © Mark Alexander
