Acknowledge the basic facts about how the healthcare system is working today.
Yesterday in a radio interview, “How to conquer health care challenges”, with Professor Glenn Melnick from the Rand Corporation and USC, we were again offered up “expert” opinion that does not even acknowledge the basic facts about how the healthcare system is working today.
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Tag Archive 'infant mortality'
Health Care Crisis – the data
Posted in anecdotes on Nov 1st, 2008
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Be sure to scroll down to the “Yellow” coded scores for the US.
Comparative Health System Data
Health Spending per
Capita 2002
Infant Mortality per 1000 Births 2003
Life Expectancy in Years at Birth 2003
1
United States
$4,271
1
Sweden
3.44
1
Andorra
83.49
2
Switzerland
$3,857
2
Iceland
3.53
2
Macau
81.87
3
Norway
$3,182
3
Singapore
3.6
3
San Marino
81.43
4
Denmark
$2,785
4
Finland
3.76
4
Japan
80.93
5
Luxembourg
$2,731
5
Japan
3.84
5
Singapore
80.42
6
Iceland
$2,701
6
Norway
3.9
6
Australia
80.13
7
Germany
$2,697
7
Andorra
4.07
7
Guernsey
80.04
8
France
$2,288
8
Netherlands
4.31
8
Switzerland
79.99
9
Japan
$2,243
9
Austria
4.39
9
Sweden
79.97
10
Netherlands
$2,173
10
France
4.41
10
Hong Kong
79.93
11
Sweden
$2,145
11
Switzerland
4.42
11
Canada
79.83
12
Belgium
$2,137
12
Macau
4.44
12
Iceland
79.8
13
Austria
$2,121
13
Slovenia
4.47
13
Cayman Islands
79.67
14
Canada
$1,939
14
Belgium
4.64
14
Italy
79.4
15
Australia
$1,714
15
Germany
4.65
15
Gibraltar
79.38
16
Finland
$1,704
16
Luxembourg
4.71
16
France
79.28
17
Italy
$1,676
17
Spain
4.85
17
Monaco
79.27
18
United Kingdom
$1,675
18
Australia
4.9
18
Liechtenstein
79.25
19
Israel
$1,607
19
Liechtenstein
4.92
19
Spain
79.23
20
Ireland
$1,569
20
Guernsey
4.92
20
Norway
79.09
21
United Arab Emirates
$1,428
21
Canada
4.95
21
Israel
79.02
22
New Zealand
$1,163
22
Denmark
4.97
22
Jersey
78.93
23
Spain
$1,043
23
Gibraltar
5.4
23
Faroe Islands
78.9
24
Greece
$965
24
Ireland
5.43
24
Greece
78.89
25
Portugal
$859
25
United Kingdom
5.45
25
Aruba
78.83
26
Slovenia
$746
26
Czech Republic
5.46
26
Netherlands
78.74
27
Singapore
$678
27
Jersey
5.52
27
Martinique
78.72
28
Argentina
$654
28
Northern Mariana Islands
5.61
28
Virgin Islands
78.59
29
Uruguay
$621
29
Malta
5.72
29
Malta
78.43
30
Bahamas, The
$612
30
Monaco
5.73
30
Germany
78.42
31
Barbados
$601
31
Hong Kong
5.73
31
Montserrat
78.36
32
Korea, South
$470
32
Italy
5.76
32
New Zealand
78.32
33
Lebanon
$469
33
Portugal
5.84
33
Belgium
78.29
34
Saint Kitts [...]
Healthcare Crisis
Posted in anecdotes on Sep 8th, 2008
Originally written in 2005
The healthcare crisis in the US is growing in severity and yet is not the subject of any real public debate. More than 44 million Americans are without health insurance and almost 65 million will experience a lack of coverage during the year. Emergency rooms are the primary care provider of necessity. [...]
