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Busty2 · 03-08-2017, 09:16 AM

I left the UK for America 20 years ago. There is a huge misunderstanding re the UK healthcare system, it's not free, not by any stretch of the imagination. When i left i was paying around 40% tax on my income and another $2000.00 a month National Insurance. National Insurance covered pensions and health care. Now 20 years ago $2000.00 a month was a lot of money, even today it's a lot but it was based on my earnings in the film industry.

The system worked and i paid zero for medication or Dr visits, Vision or Dentistry.
I didn't have any hospital bills but if i did they would have been free. The downside of the UK system was it could take years to have any non life threatening surgery like hip replacement etc.
I believe something like that could work here, those that earn the highest salary pay a higher % towards health care and those on low salary less.

03-08-2017, 09:16 AM
Busty2 Member since 1999 Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Off the Amalfi coast Posts: 7,202	I left the UK for America 20 years ago. There is a huge misunderstanding re the UK healthcare system, it's not free, not by any stretch of the imagination. When i left i was paying around 40% tax on my income and another $2000.00 a month National Insurance. National Insurance covered pensions and health care. Now 20 years ago $2000.00 a month was a lot of money, even today it's a lot but it was based on my earnings in the film industry. The system worked and i paid zero for medication or Dr visits, Vision or Dentistry. I didn't have any hospital bills but if i did they would have been free. The downside of the UK system was it could take years to have any non life threatening surgery like hip replacement etc. I believe something like that could work here, those that earn the highest salary pay a higher % towards health care and those on low salary less.