Posted by West on February 28, 2009, at 16:48:49
In reply to Re: Doctors in England » West, posted by detroitpistons on February 28, 2009, at 12:47:21
> West,
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> What do you think about the NHS in general? Obviously, you are frustrated with it right now, but do you think that it's a good system in the grand scheme?I think it is a great institution all things considered, though obviously where specialist help is required the system suffers under the strain a bit. I don't know enough about psychiatric drug prescribing to make an educated judgement. I'd be inclined to say it was conservative and follows rigourously guidelines set out in the bnf though this might not always be the case, all of the time.
> This is a subject of great interest to me because I am an American, and our healthcare system needs repair. As you probably know, we have 48 million citizens with no healthcare. Medical expenses are the #1 cause of bankrupcy.
I think healthcare should be nationalised. You do have medicaid, a similar entity offering dispensation to low income patients correct? I have always wondered how it must feel not just to have the luxury of a free healthcare system. Remember me are taxed very highly in the UK which funds the NHS, often incredibly inefficiently.
> I am not comfortable with healthcare being entirely profit driven. This basically means that the people who need it the most have the least chance of getting it. I lost my job, and therefore, I lost my health insurance. Now I'm walking a tightrope.
Yes, I see the problem. Can you apply for any special government-aided discounts on your meds? Aren't generic versions of drugs widely available and very cheap in the US
> Hospitals here legally can't refuse you treatment, but they can send you a bill for $100,000.
> I don't know what we should do. If you bring up nationalized healthcare here, the people on the right start screaming SOCIALISM. I don't know what we should do, but I do know that we can't go on like this.That's crazy. The politics are so rudimentary. Maybe things will be better under obama?
West
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