[lit-ideas] Re: The flu
- From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:01:39 +0000
Monday, November 22, 2004, 2:38:52 AM, Robert Paul wrote:
RP> The monthly Medicare fee was just increased by $17--$204 a year.
*a fee*?! I pay a fee of £98 (approx.) to get all my prescribed stuff free
(most people in Wales don't even have to do that) *a fee* to get Medicare?
and the doctor's charges Carol gave are staggering. If I get too irritated with
my GPs but don't want the hassle of trying to move to a new practice that's as
near my house as they are, I can see the only private GP in Cardiff for less
than that. (Admittedly she and her partners offer a somewhat limited service,
they can because they know their patients can and will use their NHS GPs too.)
RP> Why doesn't the US have a national health plan? Because it clings to the
notion
RP> that health care fits the simplistic supply and demand model of traditional
RP> capitalism.
and an important part of "the US" has convinced many there, too many, that
"socialized medicine" is the road to serfdom.
--
Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK
mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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