Denied Treatment, U.K. Vet Stands Up for Liberty()
July 25, 2008 When 89-year-old Jack Tagg began losing his vision, Britain's National Health Service told him he would have to go blind in one eye before it would pay for treatment. In a public campaign, the World War II pilot took on the government — and won.
Health Care for All
MS Patient Falls Into American Insurance Gap()
July 24, 2008 After he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Jeff Rubin of Philadelphia went bankrupt paying for his medical bills. Would that happen in England? Both the U.S. and the U.K. ration health care. A look at patient experiences on either side of the Atlantic.
Health Care Innovations
Britain Weighs Social Cost Of 'Wonder' Drugs()
July 23, 2008 Tarceva has been shown to extend life in some lung cancer patients by an average of eight weeks. But Great Britain's government health service has decided not to provide the drug. Cancer patient Donald Sutherland and his doctor, Fergus Macbeth, explain how they live with that decision.
