Post #1658086
2026-03-18 14:10 UTC
@etchedpixels @RolloTreadway The daft thing is that something like 90% of prescriptions in England are free anyway under various schemes (benefits, long term illness etc).
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@etchedpixels@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 14:19
@elphez @RolloTreadway That was a big part of the argument in Wales - we had a huge infrastructure to manage something that was best free anyway. When they factored in reduced medical costs (eg the number of asthma emergency admissions plummeted because nobody skipped their meds) it was a massive financial win.