Fort Lauderdale Beach Brit Loves His Free Natl' Health Care!
He's a British citizen ( by birth), but more often than not, you'll find him soaking up the sun in his ocean - front condo on the famous Fort Lauderdale Beach!
If he's back in England, chances are, he'll be seeing his personal Doctor for some troubling ailment.....free of charge!
He is C.J. Beck, ..... internationally famous author, ..... dual citizen,..... taker of Free British Health Care.
C.J. Beck at a signing for his new best selling book "Sixteen stories, no pets"
"the British Health Care System is a National Treasure" .... says C.J. ...he calls it a " mark of a civilized society" .....
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.......C.J. has an English National Health Care "number", which guarantees him Free Health Care . Here are some of C.J.'s more recent experiences with the English Health Care System:
" I had a sudden surge of extra floaters and flashes in the right eye, warning symptoms of a retinal tear and imminent retinal detachment. I was seen quickly by two consultants and they claim it's posterior vitreous detachment, which one can get as the vitreous dries over time. Whew. So far so good. No charge.
..... But of course there are trade offs, no system is perfect! ....
"Ingrowing toe nail: National Health Service will cover some chiropody but it's been six weeks and I'm still waiting. Tolerate the discomfort or go private is the unspoken rule. No charge for waiting..."
...... But then, ....
"Mystery soreness in palm of hand: Referral to a great physio within two weeks and an astute diagnosis of compressed ulna nerve or "handlebar palsy" that foxed two GPs. Seems to be improving. No charge. "
....... But I had to ask Chris about those reported long waits for care ..... He says ....
" If you have something like a cancer scare, they have a guaranteed two-week turnaround. If you're prepared to wait at the end of the day, and claim to have an urgent problem, the GP will se you the same day, and you can avoid a three day wait"
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........ So there is an actual Brit, with real - life British Health Care experiences ! .... He likes his system. But I bet we could do even better here in the
United States of America..... Let's try !
If he's back in England, chances are, he'll be seeing his personal Doctor for some troubling ailment.....free of charge! He is C.J. Beck, ..... internationally famous author, ..... dual citizen,..... taker of Free British Health Care.
C.J. Beck at a signing for his new best selling book "Sixteen stories, no pets"
"the British Health Care System is a National Treasure" .... says C.J. ...he calls it a " mark of a civilized society" .....
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.......C.J. has an English National Health Care "number", which guarantees him Free Health Care . Here are some of C.J.'s more recent experiences with the English Health Care System:
" I had a sudden surge of extra floaters and flashes in the right eye, warning symptoms of a retinal tear and imminent retinal detachment. I was seen quickly by two consultants and they claim it's posterior vitreous detachment, which one can get as the vitreous dries over time. Whew. So far so good. No charge...... But of course there are trade offs, no system is perfect! ....
"Ingrowing toe nail: National Health Service will cover some chiropody but it's been six weeks and I'm still waiting. Tolerate the discomfort or go private is the unspoken rule. No charge for waiting..." ...... But then, ....
"Mystery soreness in palm of hand: Referral to a great physio within two weeks and an astute diagnosis of compressed ulna nerve or "handlebar palsy" that foxed two GPs. Seems to be improving. No charge. "
....... But I had to ask Chris about those reported long waits for care ..... He says ....
" If you have something like a cancer scare, they have a guaranteed two-week turnaround. If you're prepared to wait at the end of the day, and claim to have an urgent problem, the GP will se you the same day, and you can avoid a three day wait" .........................................................................................
........ So there is an actual Brit, with real - life British Health Care experiences ! .... He likes his system. But I bet we could do even better here in the
United States of America..... Let's try !
Good for C.J. Beck. At least the British takes care of their people.
I work with a Canadian that has papers to live here, works here, pays taxes here, but will not change her status because if she does she will not have the medical care that she gets from Canada.
There is a saying "only in America" but when it comes to "health care" it certainly is not America that takes care of their people.
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Jeez..a rational voice crying in the blog! Kudos to Comm Tim on the piece. Too bad our congresspeople continue to not take a peek at other health care systems humming away in those distant foreign lands like Canada. Ignorance is bliss..Gremlin
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For your info. Gremlin, I am not a "rational voice crying" just stating a fact that I know....
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Are people really so stupid? People from Canada flock to the US for treatment. The system is imploding. There a 1 year wait for an MRI.
That "national treasure" in the UK is bankrupting the country. People are having babies in hallways because there aren't enough beds.
Its interesting that the people "for" national health care will likely be the ones who are slammed the most by it.
Don't be fooled by national health care in much smaller countries. Canada is a big country, but 90% of the people live in 5 metro areas. Delivery in the US is much more difficult. There aren't enough doctors to treat another 30 million people. Depending on where you live in the US, you may not get to see a physician for months.
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David .... according to the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Centre), the average wait for an MRI in Canada is just 10.1 weeks, maybe too long, but not nearly the 1 year you suggest.....Tim
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In 2008, David Walker, then the comptroller general of the U.S., reported that the total burden in present value dollars for Medicare and Medicaid and other entitlement programs, including the federal government's liabilities, commitments and contingecies is about $53 Trillion. He added, "Imagine we decide to put aside and invest today enough to cover these promises timorrow. It would take approximately $455,000 per American houselhold.......The federal government has essetntially written a blank check for these programs".
Keep in mind he said this before Obama and his added trillions to our deficit. How in the world can the we afford to continue handing out entitlements. Nothing is free, and government run health care, 1/6t of the economy, would perhaps put the final nail in our coffin. Or will it be Cap and Tax...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G44NCvNDLfc&feature=player_embedded
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Free? *snicker*
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
- Margaret Thatcher
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