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Re:Kate Middleton’s ‘luxury’ birth cost less than the averag... by onetimemanytime on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @06:28AM (#16920201)
A normal birth in the UK is free!

UK doctors don't work for free, and neither do nurses. Not to mention equipment and buildings. You're taxed for it.

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Re:Kate Middleton’s ‘luxury’ birth cost less than the averag... by DanBC on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @06:42AM (#16920277)
People obviously mean "free at the point of delivery, available to all regardless of ability to pay".

Also, the US government pays more per capita on healthcare than the UK governments for a system that isn't free at the point of delivery.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthan...

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Re:Kate Middleton’s ‘luxury’ birth cost less than the averag... by petercooper on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @10:19AM (#16921714)
Absolutely, but what the British pay in taxes for healthcare is less than what the equivalent American pays in both taxes and insurance.
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