Wednesday, June 23, 2010

U.S. scores dead last again in healthcare study

U.S. scores dead last again in healthcare study | Reuters
The United States ranked last when compared to
six other countries -- Britain, Canada, Germany,
Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, the Commonwealth Fund report
found.
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The report looks at five measures of
healthcare -- quality, efficiency, access to care, equity and the
ability to lead long, healthy, productive lives.

Britain, whose nationalized healthcare
system was widely derided by opponents of U.S. healthcare reform, ranks
first in quality while the Netherlands ranked first overall on all
scores, the Commonwealth team found.

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