Comments on: Comparative Effectiveness Abroad http://healthblog.ncpa.org/comparative-effectiveness-abroad/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Tue, 22 May 2012 20:53:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Linda Gorman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/comparative-effectiveness-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-41625 Linda Gorman Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:58:46 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=2616#comment-41625 The NHS trusts didn't just "threaten" to deny care to patients who paid privately for advanced drugs, they actually did it. Finally someone went public and beat the policy back. The arguments were fairness ones as in "Co-payments would risk creating a two-tier health service and be in direct contravention with the principles and values of the NHS" which, as we all know, are so NICE. Links at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3056691.ece and http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/05/alan-johnson-nhs-nice-reforms. The NHS trusts didn’t just “threaten” to deny care to patients who paid privately for advanced drugs, they actually did it. Finally someone went public and beat the policy back.

The arguments were fairness ones as in “Co-payments would risk creating a two-tier health service and be in direct contravention with the principles and values of the NHS” which, as we all know, are so NICE.

Links at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3056691.ece and http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/05/alan-johnson-nhs-nice-reforms.

]]> By: Stephen C. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/comparative-effectiveness-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-41621 Stephen C. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:21:03 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=2616#comment-41621 Daschle pointed to Britain as the model for this idea. Currently, the Obama people aren't saying a word about Britain. Daschle pointed to Britain as the model for this idea. Currently, the Obama people aren’t saying a word about Britain.

]]> By: Neil H. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/comparative-effectiveness-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-41614 Neil H. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:51:11 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=2616#comment-41614 At least we know the effects of this Obama administration poicy are not benign. At least we know the effects of this Obama administration poicy are not benign.

]]> By: Bart http://healthblog.ncpa.org/comparative-effectiveness-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-41611 Bart Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:23:05 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=2616#comment-41611 I suppose the thinking at NHS is that you don't deserve future care if you're supposed to be dead. I suppose the thinking at NHS is that you don’t deserve future care if you’re supposed to be dead.

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