The New England Journal published an interesting piece on England's NHS. The following charts tell a story.
Note especially graph B. The treatment of Cancers withing 62 days after referral. It is now almost just 50% Now some malignancies can take this 62 day delay such as most prostate cancers. However a melanoma delay would be terminal. As would a sebaceous cell carcinoma and many others.
The other charts also tell a story of pathetic treatment. In my experience, from the time of suspicion to the time of diagnosis and treatment by a specialist has often been less than 48 hours! Of course this is NY/NJ and I clearly have contacts and knowledge, but also I can work the system. Others can do so also. But in the NHS it just fails!
So Washington beware. nationalized health care is a scam, and a deadly one at that!
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