 Senator Chuck Grassley alleged that he was told that Senator Edward Kennedy would have been refused the brain tumor treatment he was receiving in the United States had he instead lived a country with government run health care.This, he alleged, would have been due to rationing because of Kennedy's age (77 years) and the high cost of treatment.The UK Department of Health said that Grassley's claims were "just wrong" and reiterated health service in Britain provides health care on the basis of clinical need regardless of age or ability to pay.