National Health Service

Health Care: Why I Had My Second Baby in the UK

Helen I. Hwang | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


Helen I. Hwang

I had my first baby under private health care in the U.S. and then my next one under socialized medicine in the U.K. The differences in the two systems are enlightening, to say the least.

Jason Linkins

Canadians Defend Their Health Care System In Video

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


One of the unfortunate side-effects of the often confused health care reform discourse is the way so many perfectly nice health care systems that oper...

Swine Flu and Britain's "Socialized" Approach

Richard Walden | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


Richard Walden

Wanna have a good cry? Take a look at Britain's National Health Service website.

Hey, Don't Save Me From Government Health Care!

Jon Soltz | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics


Jon Soltz

If government-run insurance and care is so evil and so horrible, then why do conservatives keep supporting leaving America's troops and veterans in that kind of system?

The Last Story on Reforming Health Care: We Have Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Miles J. Zaremski

The debate over health care reform has turned to politics of fear and fear-mongering, instead of focusing on facts and reality.

Britons Defend Their Health Care From US Criticism

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


LONDON — Britons love to mock their National Health Service – just don't let anyone else poke fun at it. They particularly resent the Bri...

British Defend Their Healthcare System

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

Where other British citizens saw gross lies, exaggerations, and frustrating half-truths, Graham Linehan saw a "golden opportunity to kickstart a campaign to redress the balance a little bit."

British Health System Hits Back At U.S. Critics

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


LONDON — Britain's health care service says it is sick of being lied about. Pilloried by right-wing critics of President Barack Obama's health ...

Part 3: Un-Spinning Healthcare Reform - The Economics

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

I don't know about you, but one thin dime for every buck you make seems like a very easy trade for being able to see the doctor any time you need to.

Reality Check: National Health Care is National Security

Dan Agin | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


Dan Agin

A public health service is not just a convenience, it's a vital part of the national security of a country.

Two MS patients, one English, one American: Which One was Driven to Cut up his Pills, Lost his Home, and Went Bankrupt?

Harold Pollack | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


Harold Pollack

Explain to me again slowly why we spend twice as much for healthcare as the British do, yet we still disparage their "socialized medicine" based on stereotyped images from decades ago?