My Aunt in Ireland was refused Heart Surgery -- ConnHoo 10/19/2017 8:48PM
UK Health Service proposes refusal of surgeries to smokers, obese (link) -- JMHoo 10/19/2017 10:27AM
I love this line from the column you linked -- 111Balz 10/19/2017 10:53AM
One simple step we could take to help alleviate the obesity crisis... -- Joey Wahoo 10/19/2017 3:18PM
How magnanimous of you. How about drinkers? How about mountain climbers or -- Hoodafan 10/19/2017 2:09PM
That is actually an interesting argument from you -- 111Balz 10/19/2017 10:23PM
Telegraph link and text. Where do you see the part about anesthesia? -- JMHoo 10/19/2017 10:59AM
From this - link -- 111Balz 10/19/2017 11:13AM
I had a surgical disaster last year -- NJHoo 10/19/2017 11:19AM
Nm** -- JMHoo 10/19/2017 11:19AM
:>) You weren't quite quick enough! ** -- 111Balz 10/19/2017 11:23AM
Yeah, missed the word "local". : ). Still a crappy policy, as the -- JMHoo 10/19/2017 11:27AM
The British model isn't close to optimal. They haven't figured a way to -- KCHoo 10/19/2017 12:07PM
But it makes for such a good "socialized medicine" straw man. -- WahooRQ 10/19/2017 12:55PM
Need or want? ** -- 111Balz 10/19/2017 11:35AM
We're not talking about cosmetic surgery here. These are surgeries -- JMHoo 10/19/2017 11:57AM
I assume a hip replacement for a 5' 10 man who smokes and weighs 300 lbs -- NJHoo 10/19/2017 1:24PM
Surprised you don't like the free market aspect of it. -- KCHoo 10/19/2017 10:42AM
I do feel sorry for individuals who are unhealthy because they are obese -- NJHoo 10/19/2017 11:12AM
It really does degrade one's quality of life. My mother-in-law -- BocaHoo91 10/19/2017 12:14PM
Like all conservatives he now believes bad behavior should be rewarded. -- HowieT3 10/19/2017 10:57AM
You're kidding yourself if you don't think we would have this sort of -- JMHoo 10/19/2017 11:05AM
There SHOULD be rationing. And you're -- BocaHoo91 10/19/2017 11:46AM
Or choose a private insurer that doesn't have such a policy. ** -- JMHoo 10/19/2017 12:01PM
Agree 100%. Although good luck with the pricing -- BocaHoo91 10/19/2017 12:05PM
You mean pay for ** -- KCHoo 10/19/2017 12:03PM
Well given the impact on EVERYONE's health care costs -- 111Balz 10/19/2017 11:19AM
We have discounts on health insurance premiums here at work based -- KCHoo 10/19/2017 12:03PM
Oooh! I see what you did there!!!!!!! -- HowieT3 10/19/2017 11:32AM
We have it now for Medicaid. Remember the Death Panel stuff? -- HowieT3 10/19/2017 11:17AM
Do the rich fat people and smokers get to opt out of the taxes? ** -- JMHoo 10/19/2017 10:53AM
Why should they be able to do that? Reward for bad behavior? ** -- 111Balz 10/19/2017 10:54AM