Single Payer Health Systems

ebbie15644

(1,236 posts) Wed Jul 23, 2014, 01:09 PM Jul 2014

Today a area of aging

Caseworker came to see my mother. We were talking about England and US health care and she said a person she knew had dual citizenship and lived here all her life. The person needed dialysis and the caseworker asked her why she didn't go back to England and the woman told our caseworker that in England dialysis isn't paid for for anyone over 70 years old. I tried to google this but could find nothing on this. Can anyone clarify?

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Today a area of aging (Original Post) ebbie15644 Jul 2014 OP

I wonder if she was talking about NHS newfie11 Jul 2014 #1

No, there is no age cut-off. djean111 Jul 2014 #2

Thanks I didn't think it sounded right. ebbie15644 Jul 2014 #3

newfie11

(8,159 posts)

1. I wonder if she was talking about NHS

Reply to ebbie15644 (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 01:23 PM

Jul 2014

Or private care.
I really don't know and will be interested in the answer.

djean111

(14,255 posts)

2. No, there is no age cut-off.

Reply to ebbie15644 (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 01:24 PM

Jul 2014

How very curious that this exact question, when I Google it, pops up all over the place; usually it is someone's doctor who asks this.
Reminds me of the early days of ACA rumors. Will proliferate, probably, if talk of single payer gets louder.

The NHS has seen quite an increase in the elderly needing dialysis, and looks like they intend to get more equipment, plus some sort of national levy to help pay for increased costs.
Read something about a pay-for-results system. IMO this is good AND bad - here, my sister has a lot of ailments, ongoing, and has trouble finding a doctor who will treat her at times, she is 67. She has been told things are all in her head. We think perhaps this is a result of pay-for-results here,

ebbie15644

(1,236 posts)

3. Thanks I didn't think it sounded right.

Reply to ebbie15644 (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 01:36 PM

Jul 2014

I wish these people would check this stuff out before they tell others things like this.

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