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Originally Posted by Chris
Almost nobody yearns for an American system in the UK. Those who call for the NHS to be exposed to the market aren’t generally also calling for the dismantling of the principle of free at point of use. They’re calling for market competition at points within the system where it will drive efficiency.
The American system is obscene, and results in startling levels of health inequality in the world’s richest economy, where people ought to have a right to expect the best.
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Also producing the least efficient service at the same time. When 30% of the US health care cost is in Administering insurance payments, the system is borked.
Yet for some reason the Tories seem to love these profit driven health care providers.
Why they cannot look at more cost effective efficient EU systems I do not know?