A university in Norway told students studying abroad to come home from countries with 'poorly developed health services ... for example the USA' But that is not surprising, is it?
Examining quality and efficiency of the U.S. healthcare system. Kumar S1, Ghildayal NS, Shah RN. Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2011;24(5):366-88.
FINDINGS:
At present, the US healthcare system is of vital interest to the nation's economy and government policy (spending).
The U.S. healthcare system is characterized as the world's most expensive yet least effective compared with other nations. Growing healthcare costs have made millions of citizens vulnerable. Major drivers of the healthcare costs are institutionalized medical practices and reimbursement policies, technology-induced costs and consumer behavior.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21916090
The US was once a leader for healthcare and education — now it ranks 27th in the world.
US investments in healthcare and education haven't changed much in the last three decades — and it's putting the country far behind its peers, according to a new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-rank ... ion-2018-9
U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2019: Higher Spending, Worse Outcomes?
This analysis is the latest in a series of Commonwealth Fund cross-national comparisons that uses health data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to assess U.S. health care system spending, outcomes, risk factors and prevention, utilization, and quality, relative to 10 other high-income countries:
The U.S. spends more on health care as a share of the economy — nearly twice as much as the average OECD country — yet has the lowest life expectancy and highest suicide rates among the 11 nations.
The U.S. has the highest chronic disease burden and an obesity rate that is two times higher than the OECD average.
Compared to peer nations, the U.S. has among the highest number of hospitalizations from preventable causes and the highest rate of avoidable deaths.
Compared to peer nations, the U.S. has among the highest number of hospitalizations from preventable causes and the highest rate of avoidable deaths.
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/public ... ctive-2019
