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An interesting survey about adult healthcare experiences in seven countries has just been released at “Health Affairs” Journal online. If you want to read the complete report go here. The seven countries reviewed are U.S.A., Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany, Netherlands and New Zealand. I’m not sure why those particular countries are chosen but they do offer a mix of government controlled healthcare and private healthcare. Along with healthcare stats by country the surveyors interviewed adults in those countries and these are some of the findings relative to the U.S.:
“The United States stands out for cost-related access barriers and financial stress. U.S. findings also reveal multiple indicators of inefficient care, including medical record/test result delays and mistakes, duplication, time spent on paperwork or disputes, and perceptions that doctors provide care of little value. Further, U.S. adults often report waits for primary care, find it difficult to get care after hours, and end up seeking care from ERs—joining Canada with symptoms of a primary care system under stress.” The U.S. system is a fractured group of business centers that are in place to maximize profit. Unfortunately, we the customers are not getting value for money, assuming that one can afford the cost of health insurance in the first place. Oh and btw, the U.S. has the highest number of people outside the healthcare system because they can’t afford health insurance. Comments7 Comments so far |
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