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Old 07-24-2007, 09:59 PM
SaulPaul SaulPaul is offline
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Default Re: Just Saw Sicko, Now Have Question

ill field in for the UK.

It costs the tax payer about £100bil a year which works out about £18 a year per person on average (inc non tax payers)

Waiting list are percieved to be long, the longest being 6 months. Most within 6 weeks, and doctors appointments in one week.

Other critiscms include dirty wards with high level of resistant bacteria, and a shortage of NHS dentists.

Also REALLY expensive drugs (eg. cancer drugs) arent usually available at this present time.

Also you can get private health insurance, but i was unable to find out how much this was