Comments on: Johnson’s crazy screening plan http://sjhoward.co.uk/archive/2008/04/02/johnsons-crazy-screening-plan Reactionary, ill-informed, fabulous Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:25:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: sjhoward http://sjhoward.co.uk/archive/2008/04/02/johnsons-crazy-screening-plan/comment-page-1#comment-77942 sjhoward Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:51:13 +0000 http://sjhoward.co.uk/?p=1786#comment-77942 I quite agree that we're better off with what we have rather than nothing. My personal fear is that politicians will continue to add on politically convenient functions to the NHS, such that the whole thing becomes financially unsustainable, and the baby is thrown out with the bathwater so-to-speak. That would leave all of Britain with a system probably less able to adequately deal with medical problems that the US's. It's precisely because I value the NHS that I think silly plans like Alan Johnson's should be nipped in the bud. I quite agree that we’re better off with what we have rather than nothing. My personal fear is that politicians will continue to add on politically convenient functions to the NHS, such that the whole thing becomes financially unsustainable, and the baby is thrown out with the bathwater so-to-speak. That would leave all of Britain with a system probably less able to adequately deal with medical problems that the US’s.

It’s precisely because I value the NHS that I think silly plans like Alan Johnson’s should be nipped in the bud.

]]> By: Mort Karman http://sjhoward.co.uk/archive/2008/04/02/johnsons-crazy-screening-plan/comment-page-1#comment-77940 Mort Karman Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:39:54 +0000 http://sjhoward.co.uk/?p=1786#comment-77940 Say what you want to, Simon, about the failings of the National Health Care Service. Having lived with the Canadian version, I agree, there are some, nay many, shortcomings. But at least yo have SOMETHING. On this side of the pond we have medical coverage for those on Social Security, mostly those over 65 or disabled. It is limited, but at least there is coverage. For all the others, including the young children here in the USA there is MOTHING. If a person works at a company which has medical insurance for its employee there is some protection. But the fees are massive and the deductibles can bankrupt most normal wage earners. I knoow this well. I had a nice small news agency and public relations business in Denver, Colorado. When I got heart problems and diabetes I had no medical insurance because I could not afford the several hundred dollars a month it cost. I wound up bankrupt. Then I went on Social Security Disability so I at least got medical coverage from the government. As this recession the President will not call a recession goes on more and more people loose their jobs and medical insurance.If you get a serious medical problem while you are uninsured, no insurance company will accept youas a client. So with all the shortfalls of your medical service, most of us on this side of the pond would gladly accept it as at least SOMETHING. We send billions to countries which hate us, yet we can not, say the politicans, give our own people a national medical plan. Say what you want to, Simon, about the failings of the National Health Care Service. Having lived with the Canadian version, I agree, there are some, nay many, shortcomings.
But at least yo have SOMETHING.
On this side of the pond we have medical coverage for those on Social Security, mostly those over 65 or disabled. It is limited, but at least there is coverage.
For all the others, including the young children here in the USA
there is MOTHING.
If a person works at a company which has medical insurance for its employee there is some protection.
But the fees are massive and the deductibles can bankrupt most normal wage earners.
I knoow this well.
I had a nice small news agency and public relations business in Denver, Colorado.
When I got heart problems and diabetes I had no medical insurance because I could not afford the several hundred dollars a month it cost.
I wound up bankrupt.
Then I went on Social Security Disability so I at least got medical coverage from the government.
As this recession the President will not call a recession goes on more and more people loose their jobs and medical insurance.If you get a serious medical problem while you are uninsured, no insurance company will accept youas a client.
So with all the shortfalls of your medical service, most of us on this side of the pond would gladly accept it as at least SOMETHING.
We send billions to countries which hate us, yet we can not, say the politicans, give our own people a national medical plan.

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