US Gets Less for its Healthcare Buck than Other Nations
More Diabetes In Control Aug 22, 2011, 3:58 pm
Despite outspending 18 other developed nations on healthcare as a percentage of GDP in 2005, the US posted the highest mortality rate among its peers, according to a study. Although the US reduced its mortality rate from 1979 to 2005, 15 of the other developed countries, including the UK, did the same thing at a faster clip. In short, the American healthcare system is one of the least cost-effective, whereas the system in the UK is the second most cost-effective, doing more with less. J R Soc Med Sh Rep. 2011;2:60 … Read the Rest
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