Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Where is the money going?

Coming from a country struggling to provide care and health insurance to all the citizens the UK system seems so amazing. I know that no systems are perfect, and any success comes with struggle, but it is disheartening to watch a system that many of us hold up as an example come close to crumbling.

I am not sure how going to a market based system will be beneficial based upon the information shared in the article. It would seem to me the further instability would be negative to an already struggling system. I believe that struggling or poor doctors should be pointed out, but in the interest of providing the citizens with the best possible health care wouldn't it be better to warn them and have these doctors improve their quality of care rather then create a system where no one will go to them and there will be greater issues with access to care.

I believe the UK needs to reevaluate their system, and see where money is not being spent wisely. Maybe like in the US there are high administrative overheads or perhaps paper processing is poor. Rather than simply throwing trusts at the system to cushion them until they fail, the UK should take a deeper look at such a valuable system.

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