You are aware that you can opt to go private in the UK, right? Because it seems that you believe our only possible option is NHS. It isn't, there are plenty of private healthcare suppliers over here (they tend to be cheaper than in the US though - usually by an order of magnitude, as does...
"ban this sick filth"
That is terrible journalistic spin - they should be ashamed, but sadly they won't be. Luckily the saner comments at the bottom seem to echo this aspect