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Britain’s NHS Cuts Costs with 50 Cent Appendectomy
London story contrasts Perry and Charlotte experiences under the National Health Service with American costs. It reports Perry’s five day appendectomy and Charlotte’s eight day hospital stay at St Thomas’s, total bills totaling 50 cents and $1.13 respectively, funded by taxes. It notes NHS coverage for drugs, tests, and hospital care, compares US charges, and cites doctors’ pay, waiting times, and calls for improvements while touting broader public welfare.
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Anthony Collings
London
Perry
Charlotte
St. Thomas’ Hospital
Florence Nightingale
Medical Association
Britain
Congress
Amy Cand
America
Lea
Kennedy
AMA House
NHS
Ad i Health Service
Nixon
George
Teeling-Smith
Office of Health Economics
U.S
Edward M. Kennedy
Tories
Charlotte Ernize
Maurice Hackett
General Motors
New York City