Vindictive govt health care bars patient from treatment

And why? Because she was in intense pain, didn't want to wait for months for treatment, sought private treatment, and now the government health care system in England is PUNISHING her by withholding treatment from her. Again, why would we want to make our health care system political? Why would we want to have the government, with its petty tyrants (think IRS-red light photos-post office employees slamming the door in your face promptly at 11:58), determining what procedures and doctors we get? And remember, now that they've taken over education, doctors will have to ASK the government what specialty they can have, where they can practice, how much they can borrow...Pelosi called it the "second prong," the first being health care. REPEAL! H/T Powerline

“My husband and I are retired and don’t have a lot of money, but I am in intense pain and couldn’t face the thought of waiting months just for an initial consultation,” she said.

The specialist promised to add her to his NHS waiting list for surgery. After two months, however, hospital managers told her she had been barred from the waiting list because she had seen the surgeon privately. Now her only alternative to paying £10,000 privately is to go back to her GP, seek another referral to the same specialist, this time on the NHS, and face another 18-week wait.