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In reply to the discussion: The Affordable Care Act is devastating to seniors [View all]Boudica the Lyoness
(2,899 posts)When I was going to Cambridge to have surgery because my US insurance had called it 'Experimental' and refused to cover it. I would have been a private paying patient, even though I'm a Brit and have a national health number. No way would they have let me have the surgery paid for by the NHS. I could have even come up with UK address. That was 6 years ago. BTW, My US doctor had a peer to peer review with the insurance co and they covered it in the end....after months of suffering on my part. I was told by the surgeon in the UK, it would cost me $14,000 there for everything. In the US it cost me $60,000. I liked the fact I was able to communicate directly with the surgeon in England. That wouldn't happen in the US. I've had 9 surgeries here.
There are plenty of people in the UK for are on benefits and have never worked and never intend to. I know of some personally.
I'm glad they are tightening up there.