I'm a Brit and America, your health care system is torturing me

Re:I'm a Brit and America, your health care system is tortur... by Simulacra on Friday January 04, 2019 @01:55PM (#18826618)

I think universal single payer healthcare would be wonderful, but the issue of healthcare is politicized enough as it is. With a private company I can fight. I might lose, I might have to go elsewhere, but I have a choice. With the government I have no choice, and I have no recourse. When has that ever led to better outcomes?

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Re:I'm a Brit and America, your health care system is tortur... by DanBC on Friday January 04, 2019 @05:28PM (#18828314)

For England: You can usually chose your doctors in the NHS. Here's the patient facing info: https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/hospitals/nhs-...

Here's the bureaucratic document for commissioners of general practice (primary care doctors) (sorry you need to ctrlF for "choice".) This document also tells you where in law patient choice is detailed: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/primary-medical-care-...

> and I have no recourse.

If the treatment is negligent and causes harm you can sue. There are cultural and legal differences, but suing the NHS is possible.

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Re:I'm a Brit and America, your health care system is tortur... by multjoy on Friday January 04, 2019 @04:50PM (#18827992)

You can still pay for private healthcare if you want to skip waiting lists.

In terms of choice, the NHS allows you to shop around for your specialist, and they're also the same doctors you'll see privately.

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