The Grand Canyon State has a nifty idea: a $1 million jackpot to one lucky voter. That�s right, �(i)f Arizona voters pass the Voter Reward Act in November... one lucky voter [will win] $1 million just for casting a ballot."
So what does that have to do with health care?
Turns out that the Sceptre'd Isle* has its own little lotto going on:
�Because I was articulate and well-informed and also, I suspect, because I had connections with the Department of Health, I got the right to my treatment...
(B)rachytherapy, which carries fewer side effects than a surgical operation and is less invasive than the alternative, a radical prostatectomy� is being made available to a select few Englishmen. It�s a little complicated, but apparently the NHS (Britain�s National Health Service) will approve only a select few to receive this potentially life-saving treatment.
As one can imagine, this has resulted in quite the hew (or "hue") and cry:
�Thousands of prostate cancer sufferers in Scotland are facing a "postcode lottery" over a new treatment for the disease.
The drug Zometa, has not been approved for use in Scotland, despite being available in England and other EU countries.�
The lesson here is that, while a nationalized health care system may seem like a good idea, remember the old saw:
You can have it cheap, you can have it fast, you can have it good. Pick any two.
* Thanks, Matthew!
So what does that have to do with health care?
Turns out that the Sceptre'd Isle* has its own little lotto going on:
�Because I was articulate and well-informed and also, I suspect, because I had connections with the Department of Health, I got the right to my treatment...
(B)rachytherapy, which carries fewer side effects than a surgical operation and is less invasive than the alternative, a radical prostatectomy� is being made available to a select few Englishmen. It�s a little complicated, but apparently the NHS (Britain�s National Health Service) will approve only a select few to receive this potentially life-saving treatment.
As one can imagine, this has resulted in quite the hew (or "hue") and cry:
�Thousands of prostate cancer sufferers in Scotland are facing a "postcode lottery" over a new treatment for the disease.
The drug Zometa, has not been approved for use in Scotland, despite being available in England and other EU countries.�
The lesson here is that, while a nationalized health care system may seem like a good idea, remember the old saw:
You can have it cheap, you can have it fast, you can have it good. Pick any two.
* Thanks, Matthew!
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