"There is no greater incitement to prayer, than a protracted encounter with the National Health Service."
- Fr. Geoffrey Kirk, speaking at the National Assembly of the traditional Anglo-Catholic group Forward in Faith, in Westminster today.
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Or how about waiting 6 months to get a paycheque from an insurance company who refused to accept numerous doctors' notes concerning a legitimate disability.
That's six months without a paycheque to feed my family, all with a baby on the way.
I'd rather deal with a public system than a private one.
Anon: From what I've seen and heard it's no easier to get CPP disability benefits than privately funded ones. Both default to 'no' on the first attempt anyway. If you're badly treated by an insurer, you have the option to push all your friends and relatives to a different one, to make a difference in the market. With the public system you're completely powerless.
That's not necessarily true. If someone is stuck with an insurer because of group insurance at work, there is nothing they can do about it...unless they have the power to convince their company (not likely) to change insurance benefits providers.
If we have a problem with how a public system is run, then we have a political option for dealing with it; vote for someone who will effect change in the system!
Boethius: LOL... your faith that elected politicians can, in fact, make much difference to how services are delivered on the ground - at least within the average human lifetime - is touching, but I don't share it.
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Or how about waiting 6 months to get a paycheque from an insurance company who refused to accept numerous doctors' notes concerning a legitimate disability.
That's six months without a paycheque to feed my family, all with a baby on the way.
I'd rather deal with a public system than a private one.
Anon: From what I've seen and heard it's no easier to get CPP disability benefits than privately funded ones. Both default to 'no' on the first attempt anyway. If you're badly treated by an insurer, you have the option to push all your friends and relatives to a different one, to make a difference in the market. With the public system you're completely powerless.
Clive,
That's not necessarily true. If someone is stuck with an insurer because of group insurance at work, there is nothing they can do about it...unless they have the power to convince their company (not likely) to change insurance benefits providers.
If we have a problem with how a public system is run, then we have a political option for dealing with it; vote for someone who will effect change in the system!
Boethius: LOL... your faith that elected politicians can, in fact, make much difference to how services are delivered on the ground - at least within the average human lifetime - is touching, but I don't share it.
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