Social care cap delayed as cheaper option sought

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Ministers have refused to fully commit to a cap on care costs for the elderly and disabled in England, saying they need to explore cheaper options first.

They unveiled funding ideas including a higher cap or asking people to pay a fee to opt-in to the system.

A review last year proposed capping the amount people pay at £35,000 - but ministers said the current climate meant it had to look at other options.

The move has disappointed those involved in the social care system.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18783157

[Smilo]

1. Sadly, the UK

is looking to the US as a model for healthcare.

Did you see this............ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-18772277

This evidence stinks. It shows that senior Welsh government officials, the Welsh NHS Confederation and Prof Longley connived together to produce a report with a pre-determined conclusion to pre-empt the unpopular reorganisation of health services across the country.

"Prof Longley's report was far from the independent piece of academic research the minister claimed it to be - it was clearly a 'sexed up' 'dodgy dossier' and should be regarded as such."

Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams said: "These email exchanges clearly contradict the health minister's statements that this case for change report was an 'independent assessment' and that it was 'impartial, based solely on the evidence'.

"This is an appalling insult to the many people in Wales who are rightfully concerned about the impending NHS reorganisation. How can we now have confidence in the Welsh Labour government's reorganisation process when they sex-up documents to suit their own needs?"

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2. It may amount to a choice of....

....having to sell your house now or selling it later, the difference being that selling it later will also mean having to cover the interest on the loan repayments.

It saddens me that the flawed logic behind student finance might be extened to any other area.