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Millions Of Patients 'Unable To See GPs' (Great Britain...Obamacare's future?)
Sky News (U.K.) ^ | February 22, 2014 | Thomas Moore

Posted on 02/23/2014 9:29:36 AM PST by Stoat

More than 34 million patients will fail to get an appointment with their GP this year, according to figures seen by Sky News.

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) used official NHS statistics to estimate the number of patients who will be unable to see a GP or practice nurse because surgeries are too busy.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; england; greatbritain; healthcare; nationalhealth; nhs; obamacare; unitedkingdom; zerocare
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To: LostInBayport
When you book an appointment (hopefully) at our Practice you are only allowed to discuss one health problem in the 10 minute appointment.

I think Medicaid appointments are supposed to be like that in the U.S. But not a big deal if they know about the multiple codes in advance -- just book two or three appts back-to-back. Other times they just kind of ignore the requirement and change the appt schedule "after-the-fact".

21 posted on 02/23/2014 2:03:44 PM PST by steve86 (Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
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To: Marcella
Do you have any feel for the private insurance premiums and deductibles/copays/OOP? In $ or £ or ₤? Or is it just fee-for-service?
22 posted on 02/23/2014 2:08:57 PM PST by steve86 (Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
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To: steve86

No, but I can check with son and find out.


23 posted on 02/23/2014 2:26:15 PM PST by Marcella ((Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.))
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To: Marcella; LostInBayport; All

The UK’s NHS is, in some ways, actually BETTER than Obamacare because it allows this choice of going to a private insurer (even though those who choose this option STILL are forced to pay NHS taxes). Obamacare FORCES people to change their existing insurance to plans they don’t want. Obamacare’s goal is to have NO OPTION outside of Obamacare. Then when Obamacare ultimately drives insurance companies into bankruptcy by forcing them to pay for preexisting conditions, the Gov’t can step in and take over the insurance carrier “to protect the Public Health”. So, in many ways Obamacare is actally FAR worse than what’s available in the UK but the NHS gives us a small window into “some” of what we have in our future.....the difference is that Obamacare will be a LOT worse.


24 posted on 02/23/2014 3:03:20 PM PST by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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To: Stoat

I agree...Obamacare is worse. Without the option of private insurance, only the very wealthy will be able to make cash arrangements.

Those exempted from Obamacare will have no worries, of course.


25 posted on 02/23/2014 3:49:02 PM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: Stoat
I agree that the private insurance option in England is better than Obamacare. I don't know how much private insurance costs in England but I'm sure it must be costly. I'll try to find out how costly by asking son in England.

Obamacare has no real option as all those Obamacare policies are garbage. People can't afford a $5,000 and up deductible for an illness and the premiums for any policy is too high for most people. I'm not speaking of Medicaid as that is a disaster and people won't get to see a doctor because doctors are dropping that like a hot potato. There will be so few doctors taking that one that the lines to see a doctor will be around the block.

26 posted on 02/23/2014 5:03:05 PM PST by Marcella ((Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.))
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To: steve86; Marcella; LostInBayport; Stoat

The insurers offer a wide range of policies and a wide range of cover. Broadly speaking, however, the private industry concentrates on the common ‘elective’ procedures (ie those that aren’t an emergency and don’t require immediate treatment). Things like joint replacements etc. Also the insurers don’t attempt to compete with the primary health care service - the family doctor or general practitioner. it’s when you’re referred to a consultant or specialist that the private sector can step in. In fact the insurers will only pay for a consultant if you’re referred to that consultant by your (NHS) doctor.


27 posted on 02/24/2014 1:13:39 AM PST by Winniesboy
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