So, if free government run healthcare is so great...
Why is Mick Jagger coming to the United States for heart surgery?
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WHAT?? You know the answer...not that I criticize the UK health system, but I'm going to get vocal here and say what many do not want to acknowledge or accept...yes we have a complicated medical/insurance situation, but the bottom line is in the U.S. you have that "Crème de la Crème" in our medical world (USA) who are the ones who will be seeing Mick Jagger and many other "notables" not from the U.S. I wish Mick all the best.
Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F
@soar2newhighs ok but.. remember ... we have top notch clinicians here too.. many of whom work both on the NHS and privately.. so if you want to pay you can have the best here.. and as I say, we have a choice.. Jagger lives in the US.. I think we do need to remember that that may well be a factor.
Is Mick a US/British citizen? If he is both, then I will say I stand corrected. And as you noted I'm sure I did not disparage the UK healthcare system.@Adaydreambeliever
Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F
@soar2newhighs both systems have their good and bad point.. I've paid privately for stuff.. it was faster and the service was better.. and I'd be the first to admit the NHS is stretched.. but it still works well most of the time... e.g. my son had a tumour in his nose.. first time I paid for him to have it removed.. he went to a private hospital, it was done in the christmas break as we wanted.. The tumour came back.. he was treated by the same surgeon in the same private hospital but under the NHS.. so same care.. both excellent.
I've no idea if Mick is UK/US but he does live there as lots of celebs do
I've no idea if Mick is UK/US but he does live there as lots of celebs do
Politics/nations aside, my hope is Mick is taken care of. One of the great British Invasion ICONS I grew up listening to.@Adaydreambeliever