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U.S. Health Care Ranked Worst in the Developed World


The Commonwealth Fund report compares the U.S. with 10 other nations: France, Australia, Germany, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the U.K. were all judged to be superior based on various factors. These include quality of care, access to doctors and equity throughout the country. Results of the study rely on data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the World Health Organization and interviews from physicians and patients.


Despite these shortcomings, positives noted include the breadth of reforms spearheaded by the Affordable Care Act, including new databases for transparent information and financial assistance for low-middle-income families in gaining coverage. “Those efforts will likely help clinicians deliver more effective and efficient care,” the report concludes.


http://time.com/2888403/u-s-health-care-ranked-worst-in-the-developed-world/
 
If you have to wait two months for basic access to a doctor, does the wait time not count, since it is assumed that you will eventually be seen?
 
We always suck in world healthcare rankings because they put so much emphasis on cost to patients. The superior UK healthcare system has striking junior doctors and procedures moratoriums being placed at various hospitals to save money. If my doctor is the US wanted me to have an MRI, I could have it done this week. That is seldom the case in the UK.
 
We don't even rank as high as Cuba, Qatar, Belgium, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Luxembourg in Healthcare.

The US system for healthcare sucks...with the only bright spot being Obamacare...as a possible elevation mechanism for our system.

Unfortunately, Obamacare is what the Trump Administration is devoted to undermining.

Sad!
 
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