Here's an example of the myths that some people in the US believe about the NHS. A friend couldn't believe that I, being over 50, would support "socialized medicine" in the US. He'd been told (he couldn't remember where he heard it) that people over 50 were considered 'too old' to benefit from medical treatment in Britain, because they felt the resources would be better allocated to younger people with a longer lifespan ahead of them. Since the fifty plus were over the hill anyway, the NHS didn't treat their ailments.

I don't know where these stories come from, but many of the uninformed believe them.

This type of misinformation has been reinforced time and again, over many years, by the very entities who are making out like bandits with the present setup.