In message <[log in to unmask]>, "John E. Powell"
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>It seems to me that the idea behind free prescriptions is to allow
>people who need regular / long term medications to receive them free, ie
>for the elderly or long term sick, and people with sporadic illnesses
>to pay.
>
>In that case, why not have a system where in any one year you pay no
>more than £20, or another arbitrary figure, before subsidy kicks in?
>
The cost of the beaurocracy involved in establishing when you've reached
£20..
Mary
>regards
>
>John
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