Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Socialized medicine update: Britain cancels 50,000 surgeries as NHS hospitals face winter crisis

Via Billy

The British government-run National Health Service has abruptly canceled 50,000 nonemergency surgeries due to overcrowding at hospitals this winter. (AP Photo)

American liberals such as Sen. Bernie Sanders like to tout socialized healthcare systems such as Britain's for spending less and covering everybody, but here's a reality check you shouldn't expect to hear in any of his fiery speeches: the British government-run National Health Service has abruptly canceled 50,000 nonemergency surgeries due to overcrowding at hospitals this winter.

Sanders, I-Vt., has lamented that the United States "ends up spending almost three times per capita what they do in the UK," which is "guaranteeing healthcare to all people." Yet here is what life is like for those living in the supposedly more humane system, as reported by the Telegraph:

2 comments:

  1. Single payer health care a democrat’s dream. This article, shows the ugly truth how single payer health care functions. Listen to democrats promise that will never happen in America. As you listen to their promises how it will be better here. Think on their last promise, “If you like your insurance plan, you can keep your insurance plan.” How did that promise work?

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