Nearly a quarter of a million British patients have been waiting more than six months to receive planned medical treatment from the National Health Service, according to a recent report from the Royal College of Surgeons.
Long waits for care are endemic to government-run, single-payer systems like the NHS. Yet some U.S. lawmakers want to import that model from across the pond.
Consider how long it takes to get care at the emergency room in Britain.
According to January NHS England data, almost 25% of cancer patients didn't start treatment on time despite an urgent referral by their primary care doctor.
Patients face long wait times and rationing of care in part because the NHS can't attract nearly enough medical professionals to meet demand.
In the House, Representative Pramila Jayapal and more than 100 of her colleagues have offered a Medicare for All bill of their own.
Britons face long waits for poor care under their country's single-payer system.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2019/04/01/britains-version-of-medicare-for-all-is-collapsing/#dc9078b36b89
Long waits for care are endemic to government-run, single-payer systems like the NHS. Yet some U.S. lawmakers want to import that model from across the pond.
Consider how long it takes to get care at the emergency room in Britain.
According to January NHS England data, almost 25% of cancer patients didn't start treatment on time despite an urgent referral by their primary care doctor.
Patients face long wait times and rationing of care in part because the NHS can't attract nearly enough medical professionals to meet demand.
In the House, Representative Pramila Jayapal and more than 100 of her colleagues have offered a Medicare for All bill of their own.
Britons face long waits for poor care under their country's single-payer system.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2019/04/01/britains-version-of-medicare-for-all-is-collapsing/#dc9078b36b89
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