Another great Frontline last night

I'll caveat my comments with - I did not see the show - however, I was the recipient of British national health services for a major part of my life - 23 yrs in fact - it is not a nirvana for healthcare at all. Currently - Blair/Brown have sunk so much into the system - billions - that the administrators outnumber the actual Doctors and nurses - the waiting period for even minor surgery can be 12-18 months minimum and access to specialists is close to impossible. This is why - if they can afford it - people opt for PPO plans - very similar to the US method of healthcare.

The rhetoric of nationalized health being spouted by some of the current candidates is less than amusing to say the least - potentially another waste of billions of dollars for no gain...maybe we can have Michael Moore be the Health minister!

Didn't see it, but did think it was interesting that there was a page 1 article in yesterday's Wall St. Journal about how medical jobs have replaced lost factory job and provided a major boom to all these "depressed" areas of the country.  I find this interesting b/c generally speaking (*warning : large generalization coming*) - factory jobs are supported by consumers, whereas the current medical industry is largely support by taxpayers/employers/employees.

I read an article about 2 or 3 years ago about the fact that the highest projected job growth for the foreseeable future is in health care - these costs being a drain on the economy - versus jobs that contribute to a robust economy. The gist of the article was that we are in for a bumpy ride.

Watch the show.  You can see it online at PBS.org