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bullseyebarb · 20-08-2006, 18:15

If someone develops a long term illness, yes, I'll grant you, it can be financially draining. But there is help from a variety of sources, both public and private. I have lived in the U.S. for decades. I am not wealthy. But I have always managed to provide for my own medical care. Now how can that be possible if things are as rotten as most of you seem to think they are? One thing I can say about the U.S. healthcare system....it's very inventive and dynamic and finds many, many ways to provide services at prices people can afford. Trust me on this.

Strange thing about people in the U.K. So often they complain about the NHS - yet rush to defend it if someone else points out the obvious. My dealings with the NHS in recent years have not been all that hot. Trying to get appropriate care for my aged parents, (who resided in Padiham - now deceased). It isn't that you don't have some good professionals in the field - but they are so often overwhelmed by the circumstances under which they are forced to toil. Canadians, who also have a NHS, (and where private care is illegal), come across our northern borders by the thousands. Apparently, they would rather pay for care in the U.S. than endure the waiting lists under their own government scheme. So, at the end of the day, I guess no system is perfect, is it?

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bullseyebarb Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, U.S.A. Posts: 636 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 52	Re: Private Finance Initiative If someone develops a long term illness, yes, I'll grant you, it can be financially draining. But there is help from a variety of sources, both public and private. I have lived in the U.S. for decades. I am not wealthy. But I have always managed to provide for my own medical care. Now how can that be possible if things are as rotten as most of you seem to think they are? One thing I can say about the U.S. healthcare system....it's very inventive and dynamic and finds many, many ways to provide services at prices people can afford. Trust me on this. Strange thing about people in the U.K. So often they complain about the NHS - yet rush to defend it if someone else points out the obvious. My dealings with the NHS in recent years have not been all that hot. Trying to get appropriate care for my aged parents, (who resided in Padiham - now deceased). It isn't that you don't have some good professionals in the field - but they are so often overwhelmed by the circumstances under which they are forced to toil. Canadians, who also have a NHS, (and where private care is illegal), come across our northern borders by the thousands. Apparently, they would rather pay for care in the U.S. than endure the waiting lists under their own government scheme. So, at the end of the day, I guess no system is perfect, is it?