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] Date Posted: 14:02:38 12/03/04 Fri In reply to: Dave (UK) 's message, "..." on 20:55:46 12/02/04 Thu If there's one thing that post-1945 Britain has done right it's create an NHS that could centrally purchase drugs and then pass them on for (in many cases) a fraction of their cost to patients who NEED them. I think being ill is one moment in anyone's life when the basic tenet of COMMUNISM (to each according to his need...) is EXACTLY RIGHT, and the US system is a DISASTER for people who require expensive or long-term drug care. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Dave (UK) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:48:15 12/03/04 Fri I agree with you in principle. However, in practice, things are different. My attack was on the current prescription fraud, rather than providing cheaper drugs to the long-term ill. The first part of the communist ethos (from each, according to their means) is not being practiced here. Why should I, for example, expect the state to provide subsidised hay-fever tablets all summer, when I can well afford them myself? We have an enormous problem in Britain with people who are addicted to prescription drugs. GPs are being inundated with habitual bogus patients who pester Doctors for repeat prescriptions of certain drugs. Some of these GPs routinely adhere to the requests, if only for an easy life. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |