A research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines the life expectancy gap between the United States and other developed nations.
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The Commonwealth Fund reviews relative performance of the health systems of 13 developed countries, finding that the US spends the most but doesn't have the best outcomes. The report has…
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One of my favorite annual reports is out, from the International Federation of Health Plans, comparing prices for medical services and goods in various countries.
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A Peterson-Kaiser tracking brief examines quality indicators for our health system and international comparisons.
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One explanation for higher health spending in the US is its higher disease burden, demonstrated in a recent KFF blog post.
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The United States' health system takes a lot of hits for excessive spending compared to outcomes, but in the case of cancer care, our high spending may yield results.
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In the latest of a long string of misleading studies, an article in Health Affairs compares hospital administrative costs in 8 countries, including the United States.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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