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I *heart* the NHS

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I’ve been raiding a friend’s bookshelves of late and have been gorging myself on cycling books, mainly about touring and seeing the world, though she’s been slowly steering me towards autobiographies, such as Lance Armstrong’s account of his battle with cancer.

His story is remarkable and extremely moving – and highly frustrating. Did you know that at the start of his treatment, a mix up from when he switched racing teams just before his diagnosis meant that he didn’t have any medical insurance? His old company washed their hands of him and the new company wouldn’t accept him as, by the time the cover was due to take effect, he had already been diagnosed and the small print insisted that it did not cover “pre-existing conditions”.

His outgoing team director and friend bullied their insurance company into covering his costs, which was fantastic for this one man facing astronomical fees, but how many ordinary Americans find themselves in exactly the same situation? Access to health care should have absolutely NOTHING to do with one’s ability to foot the bill, whether you’re a celebrity with clout or on the breadline. I simply do not understand why the UK is one of the few countries to offer universal healthcare – surely it’s a no-brainer?

An unrelated photo, simply coz it's St David's Day (17 March 2011)

An unrelated photo, simply coz it's St David's Day (17 March 2011)


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