In defence of the NHS

A first-person testimony which I think is worth reflecting on, especially as the author contrasts his experience with the concerns -better, anxieties- of his Houston-living in-laws.
In defence of the NHS: I'm glad I didn't break my leg in the US | Society | The Guardian: "Much as my own grandparents in England feared ending up in the workhouse, my in-laws fear falling into the state-provided Medicaid system (one step down from Medicare), for which you need to be destitute to qualify. Father-in-law Vern says 60% of US bankruptcies are triggered by medical costs.
'No one who has been through illness in this country worries about socialised medicine,' he says. 'We know there is a lot of money and vested interests in play, lots of fire and smoke.
'They are so ignorant about the NHS. It doesn't help when this idiot from the Conservative party comes over and talks down the service and gets lots of publicity. What sort of kick is he on?'"
I shared this with two of my kids and we mused over the fact that had my daughter's accident taken place with us as USAmerican citizens, we might have had problems with her treatment; we could be among those 60% of medical-cost-triggered bankruptcies.
Careless talk costs lives in this kind of debate.