How Does The Quality Of Care Compare In Five Countries?

I have heard for years that America has the most expensive health care, but not necessarily the best. Recently I have been surprised at the number of people who believe we actually have the best care.

How Does The Quality Of Care Compare In Five Countries?

This is a study that compares health care in 5 countries (New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, and USA). It is an academic study, and looks at particular illnesses for which a great deal of data has been collected. What this study says is that all of the countries have some things that they are good at, and some that that are bad at. But, none of them are clearly better than the others. If you know of other papers, or studies comparing the quality of care around the world. I would like to see them as well. I think that it is important that we eliminate the perception that we have better health care than other countries, because it is used to justify the far higher costs that we pay.

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This blog was originated by ordinary folks -- somewhat political junkies – who have been emailing articles and opinions back and forth on current issues, including on health care. Some of us support a single payer health care system, some don't. But we all share a passionate support of health care for everyone. We can’t believe the lack of courage on the Democrats’ side and the fact Republicans are opposing actual care. Yeah, the same Republicans whose constituents don’t have health care, the same Republicans who have health insurance, who use a public health care institution for their health care. (McConnell’s (R-Ky) 2003 operation at Bethesda; McCain’s (R-Ariz) 2000 surgery at Bethesda; Kit Bond’s (R-Mo.) 2003 operation Bethesda; George Voinovich’s (R-Ohio) 2003 oepration at Betheda, etc)

We got sick (no pun intended) of having our collectively blood pressure rise and we helplessly watched the debate from the side lines.

So we are taking steps. Give us your health care horror stories. Blog your demand for health reform – real heath care reform now. Let’s send it all to Congress and give them some ammunition to gets some guts and pass real reform.

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Let’s take the bull by the horns and demand health care reform now. It will only take a minute!