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Single Payer Health Systems

LeftishBrit

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5. This is in fact incorrect

Reply to Kennah (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 29, 2011, 02:13 PM

Dec 2011

People injured in road accidents were always treated by the NHS, the same as those injured in any other way.

What did happen in around 1999, is that the government passed an Act which made it possible for the NHS to claw back more of the costs of dealing with such accidents from motor insurance companies. Such accidents cost the NHS a lot of money, and used to cost it even more before this law was passed. But the patients themselves were never charged.

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Hello! [View all] LeftishBrit Dec 2011 OP

Thank you. Your legislators need to remember that following the economic practices of the raygun jwirr Dec 2011 #1

Back in dear old Blighty, my friends and family get so much better health Boudica the Lyoness Dec 2011 #2

The same applies... murphyj87 Dec 2011 #3

I recall reading on the NHS website ... Kennah Dec 2011 #4

This is in fact incorrect LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #5

Ah, thank you for the clarification Kennah Jan 2012 #6