David Plews wrote:
>2. Scrap prescription charges, but everybody (and I mean everybody) has to
>pay to see the doctor/nurse/A&E.
Please don't shoot him.
We've been doing this for some time over here.
Trouble is the poor bloody patients have to pay through the nose for their
scripts as well as the doc !!! And no direct billing to insurance
companies. Hardly surprising health is our #1 election issue.
People here are sick of emptying out their wallets (or maybe that should
read taking out a small mortgage) every time they become ill.
Jon Wilcox
Auckland
New Zealand
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