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Re:Insurance copays are higher than the cost of the drug abo... by stronglikedan on Monday August 20, 2018 @11:41AM (#17800838)
Some people liken that to a "death panel", in that it was not unanimously agreed with by other medical professionals, including those that thought there may be other forms of treatment for the same affliction that were not being covered by the NHS.
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Re:Insurance copays are higher than the cost of the drug abo... by Ntrails on Monday August 20, 2018 @12:32PM (#17801333)
Yes, doctors here (as, indeed, in most countries) can take cases to court when they believe the best interests of their patients are not being looked after by the legal guardians. And these are not mediocre doctors, nor was this being done lightly.

The treatments not covered were not even approved for use in the UK privately afaik - it was entirely unrelated to the NHS budgets.

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