Makes you value the NHS.

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  1. Jimmy viz

    Jimmy viz Well-Known Member

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    Just received this as a tweet. At least in this country the little blighters only cost money after they are born.

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    An acquaintance of mine sold up and moved to Clearwater Florida, Started a little business over there. After a few years had an heart attack, not being one for insurance or owt like that. Cost him 750k, soon moved back to England.....dead now tho
     
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  3. Gloria Stitts

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    So you don't pay National Insurance then?
     
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    Aye my lifetimes contributions probably paid for the 3 MRI's I had last year.


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    Cheap at half the price. Our greatest achievement. I don't to expect you to agree
     
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    Won't stop these lot in number ten at the minute selling it off to the highest bidder though will it.
     
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    Must have been the bill that killed him off.
     
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  8. Gloria Stitts

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    I don't expect you've used it recently.
     
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    Recently back from a visit to the US. My American step-daughter is expecting a baby, as such her medical bills are taken care of by the state of New Hampshire, however, she still gets billed by the hospital. I saw one of the bills for the visits she's had so far (6 months into the pregancy) and it was already about $3000.
    It's absolutely baffling. My wife posted something up on facebook last week about healthcare in US compared to elsewhere and said it was the number 1 reason why she would not move back. Caused quite a heated debate with her sister!
     
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    The American system is rubbish and expensive, everyone know that, there are many better examples of countries where both private and public money is used which are superior to the NHS and the American system, the top two in the world being rated as France and Italy.
     
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    $10,000 for room and bed. Did she give birth in the presidential suite of the local 5 star hotel!?
     
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    No just your bog standard hospital nowt flash.


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    Of course the German system has more top ranked hospitals than either. At least go for facts Glorious.


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    Ranked health systems rather than individual hospitals.

    Germany uses a mixture of private and public money as well though, most countries do, the only country that has a system like ours is Canada, which has similar problems to us, long waiting lists etc but the drugs are cheaper than in the USA.
     
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    As it says:

     
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    Strange, I could swear that the OP was a showing a bill from the US, hence my comment.

    Besides which - the article she posted up was this....
    http://www.commonwealthfund.org/pub...2014/jun/mirror-mirror#/.U58yCVi2GW8.facebook
     
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    I have as it happens.

    My daughter is here alive and kicking thanks to it.
     
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    Jimmy viz Well-Known Member

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    I wasn't commenting on the type of system just pointing out you are wrong every time you trot this ***** out.


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