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Originally Posted by g jones
Other policies are $1100 per month!!!
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You are missing the point Graham. I did not say the NHS was bad just that it is badly managed.
Here are some interesting maths for you.
Population of the UK is approx 60 million
NHS budget for 2008 is £90 billion
90 billion / 60 million = £1500 per year per person in the UK.
£1500 / 12 months = £125
A quote for me on that zip code game to $315.88 which according to Google is £159 per month.
I agree you would pay more in the States for your health care but £35 per month is not that much more is it? Just think of all the waiting around we do waiting to be seen by consultants and how late all our appointments often are (due to poor management)
Please don't forget that the NHS is not free. We pay for it out of taxes. Maybe we should have the option to opt out and pay for private healthcare instead but that is for another debate.