US health care system ranks last among developed countries: Report

[KARAH RUCKER]

A NEW REPORT SHOWS THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM RANKS *LAST AMONG TEN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES.

ACCORDING TO THE COMMONWEALTH FUND –

THE U.S. IS FAILING COMPARED TO OTHER DEVELOPED NATIONS. 

THE FINDINGS SHOW PEOPLE IN THE U.S. DIE THE YOUNGEST –

AND EXPERIENCE THE MOST AVOIDABLE DEATHS –

DESPITE SPENDING NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH ON HEALTH CARE COMPARED TO THE OTHER COUNTRIES LOOKED AT IN THIS REPORT.

THE STUDY, WHICH WAS BASED ON SURVEYS OF THOUSANDS OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND RESIDENTS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, EVALUATED THE U.S. ALONGSIDE AUSTRALIA, CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

THE U.S. RANKED LAST OR NEAR LAST IN ALL CATEGORIES EXCEPT FOR ONE –

“CARE PROCESSES” – RANKING SECOND BEHIND NEW ZEALAND.

THIS CATEGORY MEASURED THINGS LIKE AVAILABILITY OF PREVENTATIVE SERVICES LIKE MAMMOGRAMS AND FLU VACCINATIONS.

HOWEVER –

THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTED A LIST OF SHORTFALLS IN THE U.S.

THE U.S. CAME IN LAST IN THESE CATEGORIES –

PREVENTING DEATHS.

ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE – WHICH THE STUDY ATTRIBUTED TO HIGH COSTS.

A LACK OF QUALITY TREATMENT FOR EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.

AND THE U.S. SEES THE MOST AVOIDABLE DEATHS OUT OF THESE TEN NATIONS.

AS WE APPROACH ELECTION DAY –

HEALTH CARE IS A TOP ISSUE FOR VOTERS –

ALTHOUGH OFTEN RANKS AFTER ISSUES OF ECONOMY, INFLATION, AND IMMIGRATION.

HOWEVER –

ACCORDING TO A HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH GROUP –

MANY AMERICANS LUMP HEALTH CARE IN WITH THE ECONOMY –

SAYING “HEALTH CARE IS A DIMENSION OF AMERICANS POCKETBOOK CONCERNS.”

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