Robin Hood wrote:If Corbyn is correct and the UK Govt. has been talking to the US about 'opening up' the NHS to the American Healthcare Sytem, this should open a few eyes as to what that actually means.
American Healthcare’s Coming to Britain to Make a Killing. Brits Don’t Know What’s About to Hit Them.Why — why on earth — would anyone want American style healthcare? You might be wondering why I even ask. After all, American healthcare is one of the modern world’s greatest and most epic failures.
It’s such a failure, in fact, that something eerie and weird is happening, unheard of not just in rich countries, but even in poor ones: life expectancy is literally falling…by a year…every year. And it’s not just a failure — it’s a nightmare, that leaves people terrorized, broken, hopeless, and bankrupt. Your money, or your life. And if you don’t have money — you just…die. Americans literally beg each other online for money to pay medical bills by the millions…they cross the border into Canada to buy medicine like insulin…which, by the way, can be a “federal crime”…they have maternal mortality higher than Russia.
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That is the biggest lie of this election.
Tory policy is NOT to emulate the US Health System but to open the NHS up to US Pharmaceutical Companies to the British Health System so the NHS can more easily source US Pharmaceuticals. The Australian Health care System is already open to US Pharmaceuticals, as well as European Pharmaceuticals. We have a wide choice now of all the necessary Pharmaceuticals we need at a much cheaper price because of the competition that exists in the system.
The US do not control or own our Health Care System, but we do have a lot of Pharmaceutical security now and a competitive market, because all these Pharmaceutical Companies are competing for the business.
We are so lucky we are actually flush with suppliers now, US, European, even Asian and also local brand companies.
The argument that his translates to privatization is ludicrous. For anyone to want the NHS would imply that it is a money making venture which it isn't. These Health care Systems cost the tax payer Billions each year.
Also, the notion that the US System is in disarray. is also false. Health care in the US is expensive yes, but people are not actually thrown on the street when they fall ill. You can still go to an Emergency ER and get treatment, and be admitted and receive the Health care you require. You can also insure yourself like we do in Australia as well. In some cases your employer provides you with cover. Otherwise you provide your own for a cost of about $3000 per year and that gives you access to world class health care. Sounds like a lot and it is if on minimum wage. But you actually get your money back if you use the benefits like Dental, Ophthalmic, Podiatry, Physio, you even can visit a massage therapist 10 times a year, get subsidized gym memberships, and pharmaceuticals and medicines. If you go to Hospital, you can elect the hospital you go into, get a private room and you don't pay for anything other than a small admittance payment of $50 per day rather than get a bill of a few thousand.
If you are unemployed, then you might be in a pot but as I said before many times. in the US you can change your circumstances a lot easier than you can change them in Cyprus let's say. If you are eager and willing to take a punt, America offers opportunity and gives you a chance in life.
The biggest risk to the NHS is immigration. If costs continue to blow out in the UK and Australia, then the NHS and Medicare will be a thing of the past as the State will not provide.
Tory policy is to allow US Pharmaceutical companies easier access to the NHS. To be fair, I can't believe this wasn't done a long time ago because some of the US pharmaceuticals are world class and high quality medicines which meet US Regulation.