Despite Americans paying nearly double that of other nations, the US fares poorly in list of 10 countries

Despite Americans paying nearly double that of other nations, the US fares poorly in list of 10 countries

The United States health system ranked dead last in an international comparison of 10 peer nations, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund.

In spite of Americans paying nearly double that of other countries, the system performed poorly on health equity, access to care and outcomes.

“I see the human toll of these shortcomings on a daily basis,” said Dr Joseph Betancourt, the president of the Commonwealth Fund, a foundation with a focus on healthcare research and policy.

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The fund said the US would need to expand insurance coverage and make “meaningful” improvements on the amount of healthcare expenses patients pay themselves; minimize the complexity and variation in insurance plans to improve administrative efficiency; build a viable primary care and public health system; and invest in social wellbeing, rather than thrust problems of social inequity onto the health system.

  • Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world
    30·
    2 months ago

    “You’ll have to wait months if there’s universal healthcare.”

    Yeah, but that healthcare is still practically guaranteed, and it won’t put you into debt

    • PlasticExistence@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      2 months ago

      Several times I’ve had to wait for months on healthcare in the US system. This is such a weak argument against a socialized system.

      • Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world
        5·
        2 months ago

        Literally anything I want done is a wait list here. Eye exam; schedule a time. Dentist; is it an emergency? We’ll schedule you sometime next month. Phycologist; its a theee month wait list. Primary care; see you in three months. Finding a reliable primary care has been a dead end nightmare.

        I’m not shitting on doctors or nurses. Just this whole system is bonkers. For what reason? Healthcare is not a business.

        “In capitalism everything’s a buisness.” Well get fucked.

        I’m not saying we should be reductive. There is reasons for the way we do things. I am saying though, we’ve gone too far and it’s obscuring the goal of a having a functional society.

        People need professionals to help with their health; an extremely complex field. Every person needs this. Its not an optional thing. You want a society, well a society needs people, and people need Healthcare.

        “Well I never wanted to be part of a society.” Did you enjoy the luxury that having a society provides? From plumbing to super yatchs, all of this wealth we share was made by people like you and me.