Thursday Newsbitz

■ Contra the MVNHS©:

NHS poised to drop 4-hour A&E treatment target via @FT https://t.co/YhFzC7ZZmE pic.twitter.com/qN1lRrJRQH

— Sally Pipes (@sallypipes) April 8, 2019

We last blogged on the Much Vaunted National Health Service©'s problems achieving its (apparently unattainable) goal back in '17:

"Nearly a quarter of patients waited longer than four hours at A&E last week with just one hospital hitting its target."

Now they've just thrown in the towel.

■ Contra the MSM:

Here in the States, meanwhile, we have a much prettier picture:

"leading medical journals report the U.S. has superior medical results; U.S. wait times are far shorter than for seriously ill patients in peer countries like Canada and the U.K."@TPPF @RightOnHC https://t.co/Hnba7FWYa9

— David Balat (@DavidBalatHC) April 8, 2019

And that's including the impact of ObamaCare.

■ Contra the Spinmeisters:

You may have read that a Canadian couple, faced with "outrageous" US medical care costs, elected to drive their beloved father back to Canada. Problem with that story is:

The guy had a massive heart attack and died.

Rather than notify authorities for proper transport of the deceased, the family decides to drive home.

Media spins it to blame health care costs. https://t.co/QcB1TBW4We

— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) April 10, 2019

■ Bonus Round:

Maybe the Brits' wait time problem stems from this inconvenient factoid:

UK short 100,000 physicians ; 50,000 surgeries cancelled ; Americans are you ok with this ? @somedocs @LeahHoustonMD @mass_marion @Empoweringpts9 https://t.co/5knnd2hTI1

— Basia Jenkins,MD (@Docbasia) April 6, 2019

#Medicare4All FTW.