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Healthcare In Us Ranks Last Among Developed Countries
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» databoy replied on Tue Jun 21, 2011 @ 9:52am |
 Coolness: 106110 | By Besta Shankar | June 23, 2010 3:22 PM EDT
Healthcare system in the US again ranks last among the seven developed countries in a report by Commonwealth Fund released on Wednesday. The US healthcare fails to perform well on the parameters such as access, patient safety, efficiency, and equity. The other countries in the survey are Britain, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand. The US was ranked last in 2007, 2006, and 2004. Though the people in the US spent double the amount paid in other developed countries, healthcare is found to be poor in terms of quality, efficiency and equitable system, the report finds. Further, the report says the healthcare system in the US continues to underperform in improving the healthcare system. “The most notable way the U.S. differs from other countries is the absence of universal health insurance coverage,” the report said. “The U.S. is lagging in adoption of national policies that promote primary care, quality improvement, and information technology.” The report finds the overall healthcare in the Netherlands as the best among the countries surveyed, followed by the UK. In 2007, per-capita health spending was $7,290 in the US whereas in the Netherlands it was $2,992. The report uses data for 2007, 2008, and 2009. The report takes into account five measures of healthcare performance such as quality, efficiency, access to care, equity and the ability to lead long, healthy, productive lives. The reports are widely used by the policymakers and politicians who are pushing for healthcare reform. In terms of quality, the US has been ranked sixth among the seven nations. The nation scores well on the grounds of provision and receipt of preventive and patient-centered care, but scores less in chronic care management and coordination care. “Americans with health problems were the most likely to say they had access issues related to cost, but if insured, patients in the U.S. have rapid access to specialized health care services,” the report said on the accessibility of specialized services in the US. Regarding equity, the US scores the least, as the below-average incomes and low-income groups refrained from visiting a physician when sick due to cost concerns. "The findings demonstrate the need to quickly implement provisions in the new health reform law and stimulus legislation that focus on strengthening primary care, realigning incentives to reward higher quality and greater value, investing in preventive care, and expanding the use of health information technology," the report said. [ www.ibtimes.com ] |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Tue Jun 21, 2011 @ 11:47pm |
 Coolness: 102760 | I play this game once a week called MAG, and I'm in a clan. Most of members are Americans and a good portion of that are blacks. So while we were cueing up for a game... we were talking about the Health Care system.
The (American) Clan leader told us once he had to get 3 stitches on his head. He had to paid hundred of dollars for that. And the doctor stitched him up in the hallway. We (3 Canadians in the clan) were like haha. They think it's medical paradise here. I didn't tell them that the service and quality varies depending where in Canada you go. Later on, we told them about KFC Canada doing delivery. They were like whhhhaattt?? They love us even more. haha |
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