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Assess from an economic perspective the arguments for and against the public provision of Health Service NHS is a comprehensive public-health service under government administration, providing free health care. The NHS is financed primarily by general tax, with smaller contributions coming from local taxes, payroll contributions, and patient fees. The service has managed to provide generally high levels of health care while keeping costs relatively low, but the system has come under increasing financial strain because the growth of medical technology has tended to make hospital stays progressively more expensive and there's a greater expectation on the service offered. At first sight it would appear that the solution to the health industry is to allocate more scarce resources to this part of the public sector, however although more resources are being allocated and attempts are being made to make the healthcare more efficient, it appears that the supply of...

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