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Originally Posted by Nate the great
I've found several medical studies that either state or imply heart attacks don't get you emergency surgery in the UK. You're on the same waiting list as anyone else. Can you show that NHS has changed the policy?
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Could you please link to a few of these studies before asking Harry to disprove it? The most recent things I can find about this are studies from a decade ago.
That aside, I'm not sure the UK's NHS is really the best (or even a paradigmatic) example or implementation of how a system where everyone can get medical care is supposed to work. Further, Britain still has one of the largest rich/poor divides in Europe (along with italy and portugal), which is relevant to the other part of the "health" equation: "prevention is better than cure." Malnutrition and resulting Obesity-related diseases are fairly big problems in the UK too.
Off-topic:
On the feasibility of the "American Dream" in the US and Europe and the
rich/poor divide (apparently there was an OECD report in oct. 2008 on this)