The privatisation of the NHS is for most people, a very scary thing. We might never see it, but if we do, this is what it could potentially look like.
It comes courtesy of cartoonist Gary Barker.
The photo shows the receipt for a six-night hospital stay in the US, which has one of the least cost-efficient healthcare systems in the world.
Metro also reported that the country's general health is among the worst in the world's developed countries and that people in the UK will currently live around two years longer than those on the other side of the Atlantic.
The bill on the receipt is a staggering $55,496.11, which comes to £38,522.92.
Metro also broke the bill down and the number crunching doesn't make for easy reading either:
- $15,336.84 (£10646.15) for the room and bed changes
- $2,175.01 (£1509.79) for medicines
- $3,178.06 (£2206.07) for medical and surgical supplies
- $10,038.13 (£6968.02) for clinical laboratory work
- $7,410.24 (£5143.86) for diagnostic x-rays
- $3,008.74 (£2088.53) for CT scans
- $9,408.23 (£6530.77) for using the operating room
- $488.33 (£338.98) for imaging services
- $2,608 (£1810.36) for using the emergency room
- $1,503.62 (£1043.75) for using the recovery room
- $340.36 (£236.26) for cardiac monitoring
This probably doesn't come as a surprise to anyone. After all, the American healthcare system is the only reason why Breaking Bad worked as at TV show.
Of course this isn't a problem for many Americans as they have health insurance, but many others do not have that luxury. Hopefully this never happens on our shores.
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Lead Image Credit: Gary Barker
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