XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 20/12/2025 14:01, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-20 06:56, rbowman wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:56:41 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Like having Ozempic for free?   
   >>   
   >> TANSTAAFL   
   >>   
   >   
   > But of course, there are taxes, which are put to good purposes. Some   
   > people can afford to pay, some can't, yet they have access to expensive   
   > medicines and treatments that they can not pay.   
   >   
   Ultimately national health services are a not for profit insurance   
   company and health delivery service funded out of general taxation.   
   Since it is universal and not for profit, far less very highly paid   
   people work in it and it doesn't need admin for billing and loss adjusters.   
      
   That alone makes it way better than privately insured and delivered.   
   health services.   
   Then having a single buying entity for drugs gives it massive bargaining   
   power to reduce prices.   
      
   It does nearly all of what you need for less than half of what you pay   
   in the USA.   
      
   Sure if you want more, you can pay for it.   
      
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