tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655010464127193497.post6995213116618420688..comments2023-03-21T15:13:50.982+00:00Comments on Ed Staite blog: Paul Ryan is right about the NHSAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560565239725719727noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655010464127193497.post-53751230268813469382012-08-14T22:32:59.475+01:002012-08-14T22:32:59.475+01:00Ryan may have a point, but its a point that is muc...Ryan may have a point, but its a point that is much more valid about his country than it is about ours. <br /><br />Dont forget, their state-funded Medicaid and medicare provide partial coverage between them to only a few more people than the NHS does (around 85 million vs 62 million) and yet costs ten times as much. Add to that the crippling effect of health insurance costs to private citizensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655010464127193497.post-86886478791673945692012-08-14T15:59:57.736+01:002012-08-14T15:59:57.736+01:00I have a pre-existing condition (conditions actual...I have a pre-existing condition (conditions actually) and I am uninsureable in the commercial market place for those conditions, which are chronic but not life threatening. They are also increasingly low cost to treat. But, I can get cover for everything else except those conditions. In other words all that we might consider is that the State acts as insurer of last resort for people like me, Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655010464127193497.post-63858227384423188832012-08-14T14:42:40.721+01:002012-08-14T14:42:40.721+01:00You cannot ignore how it is paid. If you have a pr...You cannot ignore how it is paid. If you have a pre-existing condition your insurance company will not pay, so your treatment will come out of your pocket (or your creditors, since healthcare costs are the biggest cause of bankruptcies in the US).<br /><br />And in reply to your question: US healthcare has a few islands of excellence amongst a sea of mediocrity, so for the average patient, they richard.bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589364986804437392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655010464127193497.post-4401273619821020842012-08-14T14:24:02.245+01:002012-08-14T14:24:02.245+01:00Ignoring the question of whether you pay through t...Ignoring the question of whether you pay through tax or you pay through insurance premium we should ask ourselves this<br />"Would you rather be treated in a UK hospital or a US hospital?"ruggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395535501899836541noreply@blogger.com