Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 31 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
General News   

Mar-a-Lago Comes for British Health

Quicklink Submitted By   1 comment, 9 series
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Susan Lee Schwartz
Become a Fan
  (23 fans)

 }The British  & the US health systems lie at opposite ends of a spectrum defined by the relative roles of the private and public sectors.British families don’t have to worry about being bankrupted by the cost of treatment! Britain spends less than half as much per person on health care as we do.Britons have higher life expectancy than we do, much lower infant mortality, and much lower “mortality amenable to health care .” The N.H.S. works, despite some issues,  but there’s a reason the British love it. U.S. conservatives refuse to believe that other countries’ systems work better than our own. Their ideology says that the private sector is always better than government, and this trumps any and all evidence.Trump  tweet   suggested that a deal would involve opening up Britain’s National Health Service to U.S. private companies."

Read the rest of the story HERE:

At www.nytimes.com
Rate It | View Ratings

Susan Lee Schwartz Social Media Pages: Facebook Page       Twitter Page       Linked In Page       Instagram Page

I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Other Series: View All 88 Articles in "FAKE NEWS"

Other Series: View All 514 Articles in "FRAUD & Mendacity."

Other Series: View All 142 Articles in "hateful rhetoric the damage done"

Other Series: View All 574 Articles in "Trump"

Other Series: View All 374 Articles in "UTTER CONTEMPT"

Other Series: View All 732 Articles in "wrecking Ball"

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend