Sunday, January 27, 2008

Don't treat the old and unhealthy

If Hillary has it her way, we may have Universal Healthcare.

The possibilities of socialized medicine are endless.

Doctors are calling for NHS treatment to be withheld from patients who are too old or who lead unhealthy lives.

Smokers, heavy drinkers, the obese and the elderly should be barred from receiving some operations, according to doctors, with most saying the health service cannot afford to provide free care to everyone.

Who will be eligible? Maybe just the young and the very healthy. That'll save a few bucks. Its mind blowing really.

H/T to Neptunus Lex

2 comments:

Michelle Morgan-Coole said...

The NHS is bizarre, no arguments here.
But if only people could recognize that the UK system is only one of numeorus ways to do 'socialized' medicine...

It's like preaching to the deaf, I tell ya. Sheesh....

Punkys Dilemma said...

For someone that's not directly connected with socialized medicine, thats why I say....the possibilities are endless.