America’s versus Britain’s Healthcare System

Health-link — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:32:51 +0000

I came across an interesting post done by an American woman where she compares her experiences of the American versus the UK health system.
She makes very interesting conclusions
a)The NHS looks like a a very socialist – soviet style – health care model.
b)At least health care in the UK is not dictated to you by someone else, you are free of your own decisions. In the US insurance companies force you to do all sort of stuff
c)There are a lot of delays in the UK but just about the same as in the US
d)Thank god in the UK you can choose your own doctor.
e)You don’t receive bills from the hospital. Free means free.
f)Brits truly believe that health care is a human right and are happy to have a system that covers everyone, all the time.
e)A private system is healthy and alive in the UK. Both public and private systems can coexist.
f)Brits do not have to worry about care being tied up to employment. They don’t have to worry how they will bring health care to their family. This stimulates productivity !
g)The government answers to the people in a way that US insurance companies never do because the government has a public duty.
h)There is an emphasis on preventative care and the simplest way this happens is that people actually go to see their doctor when they are sick.

Finally the author concludes “I can sum up my experience of the British and American health care systems in one simple sentence: given a choice between the two systems, I’d choose the NHS in a heartbeat. And though this is the experience of only one single person out of millions, unlike so much of the propaganda and hysteria surrounding the current health care debate, it is the absolute Gospel truth.”

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