I saw two stories about medical treatment in the UK today:-
Free (NHS - so taxpayer funded) treatment to foreign nationals in the UK - at a cost of around £18,000 per year each.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100140001/free-nhs-treatment-for-foreign-hiv-patients-no-wonder-were-out-of-cash/
And
A Sussex family trying having raised £15,000 need a further £10,000 for an operation to let their disabled son walk.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9557935.Family_s_bid_to_raise___10k_to_help_boy_walk/
While there are UK citizens having to pay for treatment, there is no case for taxpayers to fund treatment for chronic (long term) conditions for non-citizens - the choice here is simple.
Tuesday 28 February 2012
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