You could give people tokens, or stamps, or a smart card even!...
John
In article <[log in to unmask]>, Mary Hawking
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>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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