I wonder if 'ER' and 'House' amongst other hospital-based series ever have episodes highlighting the financial aspects of treatment. I admit I'm not such a fan that I watch every episode. Now, 'Casualty' and 'Holby City' I do watch and many episodes mention that doctors have to justify the reasons for tests they wish to perform because of cost.
That's really interesting - I'd like to know.
One thing I can say is that America does have one advantage (over the UK at least) in that funding for research seems to go a lot further. I have a very rare (go, me!) condition that was practically unheard of, even by consultants, in the UK when I was a child and is still not understood today.
My consultant keeps up-to-date with the research on this condition and treatment for it going on in America that isn't funded so well over here. I hope there's a way that the US can provide for the excellent work it does for research, as well as for general healthcare.
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That's really interesting - I'd like to know.
One thing I can say is that America does have one advantage (over the UK at least) in that funding for research seems to go a lot further. I have a very rare (go, me!) condition that was practically unheard of, even by consultants, in the UK when I was a child and is still not understood today.
My consultant keeps up-to-date with the research on this condition and treatment for it going on in America that isn't funded so well over here. I hope there's a way that the US can provide for the excellent work it does for research, as well as for general healthcare.