The U.S. healthcare system ranks last among 10 advanced economies, according to a report released today by the Commonwealth Fund.
“Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Health System,” the eighth such study the Commonwealth Fund has published since 2004, studied five areas of healthcare system performance: access to healthcare, the care process, administrative efficiency, equity and health outcomes.
According to the report, “The U.S. continues to be in a class by itself in the underperformance of its health care sector.”
The other countries studied include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The report stated:
“The nine nations we examined are more alike than different with respect to their higher and lower performance in various domains. But there is one glaring exception — the U.S. …
“The ability to keep people healthy is a critical indicator of a nation’ capacity to achieve equitable growth. In fulfilling this fundamental obligation, the U.S. continues to fail.”
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