Table 3.
Example of a positive and a negative comment
Sentiment | Comment |
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Positive |
‘Anne Jolly’ I am an aged pensioner, living in Australia. I have completely free doctor and hospital visits, including x rays. Pathology etc. My dental care is also free, as is optical care. I have a heart condition requiring medication, one of which is [very] expensive, but all my prescribed medications are covered by a subsidy which means I pay only $6.30 and all prescriptions are free once I reach a yearly ceiling. People who are working have a medicare levy as part of their tax levy. That covers basic health care, and then they are expected to have private health insurance for subsidiaries like dental, optical etc. Those who can pay something for their health care are expected to, but people like me are very well looked after |
Negative |
‘Chris’ What isn't mentioned here is that Briton rations drugs and/or does not make them available at all through a system bearing the horrendous acronym NICE. Hospitals are hopelessly understaffed, badly managed and hotbeds for infectious disease (immune-suppressed patients sharing bathrooms—in one of the most modern facilities in London). Access is shambolic, waiting times are endless, especially in the big cities. There is NO choice of primary care doctors, you have to go where the state tells you to go. There is hardly any dental care. Nobody in Europe considers the UK to have health care on the level of an advanced industrialized country |
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