In the UK, six months is worth about $22,750.
The NY Times profiles the UK’s comparative effectiveness agency, NICE, and the repercussions of their draconian decisions.
In many ways, what they are doing is admirable, because the British public is aware that there is a limited supply of health care dollars, and you have to have the ability to say “no.”
It’s no accident they spend almost $4,000 less per citizen in health care.
Folks, rationing is coming to America. There is no way around it. Starting the dialogue, by publicizing what other countries are doing, is an important step in educating Americans who are blissfully unaware of how much health care costs.
