Quote Originally Posted by try2bfrugal View Post
I do agree with you completely on that point. Have you seen the UK version of Breaking Bad? The doctor in the comic says what kind of barbaric society would allow medical care to hinge on a person's wealth? The vast majority of the developed world views health care as basic human right.
I'm not sure what a cartoon character's musings prove. But I actually like the NHS model in the UK, the British are so civilized and sensible. NHS exists for the average Joe and then Harley Street physicians will serve those who don't want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the hoi poi. I, personally, would be content with NHS most likely. I'm a little less enamored of the Canadian system where there IS no opportunity for private treatment, well, unless you jump the border to the U.S.

The premise of Breaking Bad (U.S. Original) is that Walter White cannot afford, with his public employee health insurance, the state of the art treatment that his doctor recomends. I found that, and the latter version with Federal employee and brother-in-law Hank, preposterous. As if these public employees dhon't have insurance that's the best.