UK's government run healthcare better at fighting H1N1

Once again, the British NHS shows the American for-profit health care system the way on how to deal with the Swine flu pandemic. While long lines and shortages plague the U.S., England's National Health Service has NO lines and plenty of vaccine to go around, providing better care and higher survival rates.

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[sharkblubber]

The bill has been passed HOORAY! Universal cheap healthcare for all!

[BI30]

Don't jump the gun. Only the House and Senate have passed separate bills. The real fight begins when they merge the two and vote on the result, which is likely to be neither universal, nor put limits on how much private insurers can charge you. Merry Christmas. :(

[acme181169]

Hang on! The NHS may be free, but there are HUGE problems as well. It seems to me that both the American and British systems could learn from each other!

[BI30]

Actually, neither is exactly true. The NHS is paid for with taxes, so it shouldn't be labeled as "free" (if we included the cost of our insurance premiums in our taxes, the UK system costs about 60% less).

Second, according to my British friends, while the NHS isn't "perfect", their problems don't BEGIN to compare to the problems we have with the "pay or die" system we have in this country.

[ArmageddonAfterparty]

@PurushaDesa

I'm afraid they'll succeed if you let them, this is going on throughout Europe, here in the Netherlands it's the army, handicapped, mentally ill, culture and science that are feeling the brunt of the propaganda driven austerity-measures. Worst thing is, loads of people believe it to be that or bust. To me, it's just propaganda, a way to line the pockets of the filthy rich, the crisis they initiated is the trigger, they want to stay fat and powerful, if it kills us all. Need coffee.

[PurushaDesa]

@ArmageddonAfterparty

"Survival of the fattest"

LOL.

Nice. Well I'm not sure how up to speed you are on the Conservative led coalition government we have here, but lots of people are concerned that the recession is being used by to finally dismantle and privatise the NHS.

[kevinkards1]

the NHS did it better no one in line compared to the us private for profit system

[ArmageddonAfterparty]

From the Netherlands I can say:

NHS might not be perfect but value what you still have. Here our health system is going American, moneysuckers everywhere, survival of the fattest. We pay our privatised Health insurance more and more for less and less.

[acme181169]

I'm referring to the money that is wasted within the NHS on things like repeat appointments for issues that never get resolved and merely lead being pushed around the system instead of being treated.

Don't get me wrong the NHS has many good points BUT it's far from perfect!

PS Big fan of your channel

[xhagast]

A free, efficient public healthcare system is one of the perks of civilization. Anybody who tells you otherwise is an enemy.

Yours, of your children, of your family, of your nation. Because he/she will shrug if your loved ones join the ranks of statistics of deaths from lack of medical care.