Sausage making at the MVNHS©

“Laws are like sausages: Better not to see them being made.”

This seems to apply to how (at least one) nationalized schemes work, as well. We’ve blogged on the shortcomings of the Much Vaunted National Health System© for many, many years; one thing we’ve consistently pointed out is that perhaps the most insidious form of health care rationing (and under any national health care scheme care is rationed) is the use of wait times to “cull the herd” of the most needy.

But don’t just take our word for it; thanks to co-blogger Bob, we have access to “A Guide to Health Cover for the Self-Employed.” Don’t let the title fool you: the critical issues addressed apply equally to those who work for someone else.  And what’s the Number 1 issue?

“Waiting times to see a doctor are lengthening – 70% of GPs surveyed for the Royal College of General Practitioners said patients will have to wait longer to see them over the next two years“

[ed: And don't be getting too smug about that; the ObamaTax has it baked into the cake]

Now, there’s a double-whammy for self-employed folks: the obvious (and shared one) of ‘care delayed is care denied,’ but there’s the additional onus that “[w]hile an employee with a sympathetic employer can easily take the time off work for appointments, it’s not so easy if you are self-employed.”

Lotta truth there.

I was also bemused by this little observation:

“[T]he service we remain so justly proud of is cracking under the strain of an increasing population and a curb on expenditure“

Denial: not just a river.