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by makomk 3263 days ago
In terms of efficiency, you're right. However because people get fed up of waiting and having to put up with their health issues and pay to go private instead, this reduces demand and the cost to the NHS. Think of it as a softer way of rationing access to some kinds of NHS healthcare to only those who don't have the money to pay for private care instead.
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Or less charitably... they die...