If given the choice, would you choose to have a NHS system like they have in the UK, or the US health insurance system, when it comes to your health?
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steelhamster@aol.com
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NHS please. I have some friends in the UK and have asked a few about their system, how it works, etc. It seems to be a much better way of doing things than having insurance companies control everything from pricing to your care. It shouldn't be up to the insurance company to tell you when you need to check out of the hospital - that's what you have doctors for.
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Hi Steelhamster - how are you?? Well ive experienced both sides of the coin, and i have to say although we here in the UK complain about waiting times for hospital treatment etc etc, its got to be much better than paying for doctors visits, treatment and operations. We really dont know how lucky we are!! I can remember being ill in South Africa and as it was the week before payday, i couldnt afford to visit the doctor - so i just had to suffer until i could pay!!
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Ideally, neither. But if I had to choose between the two, I am glad for the U.S. system. While their is free access to health care in the U.K. the system is grossly overloaded and the care provided is, in my opinion, less than adequate. An acquaintance who was under the age of 30 found a lump in her breast. Under the UK system, she was not eligible for a mammogram. She had to petition the system for months before being seen. The lump grew and her condition worsened. She finally traveled to the state to stay with family and see a U.S. physician. By that point, her breast cancer (which was, in fact, malignant) was at Stage 4. All because the NHS said she was "too young" to need a mammogram. I find that SHOCKING. It may be "free" but I think it comes at a very high price.
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I would go for NHS. I hope we can work toward that here in the US now that Obama is on his way to the White House.
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NHS system. The US health insurance system is no different than what we have now. and if you can't afford treatment, you are still screwed. EVERYONE has the right to medical treatment. I don't care if you make $200 a month or $5000 a month..u should NOT be denied medical coverage and people should NOT die from things that a $50.00 shot could cover..I am currently paying half my check for 1 tooth to be pulled..that is ridiculous.
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I would rather have no health insurance because the fact that I had insurance led to me being incarcerated by a hospital... the people without insurance got let go right away :(
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I choose the Australian system, which is a midpoint between the two.
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definately NHS system like they have in the UK
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NHS, without hesitation.
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100% NHS. I'm Britsh, and tbh the US system frightens me! Of course the NHS has its problems, but it provides comprehensive, universal care for everyone who needs it.
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