We are #37 according to the world health organization and we cost twice as much.
I'm sure people in France complain, but they have way less of a reason to.
Some reasons for the cost savings: universal, portable medical record, insurance companies have to remit with three business days, reference pricing, one system not medicare, VA, private. Private insurance companies don't make tons of money they are so well regulated...
Old source but still painfully relevant. I have seen these stats elsewhere as well: https://www.npr.org/2008/07/11/92419273/health-care-lessons-...
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)33326-3
Our system has plenty of problems but let's make sure that any reforms don't ruin the best parts.
> We are #37 according to the world health organization and we cost twice as much.
Note that ranks alone are not sufficient to evaluate this comparison. If the top 40 countries for Healthcare outcomes all had near-equivalent mortality rates, e.g., it wouldn't necessarily be a problem to be #37.
That said, they don't have equivalent mortality rates, so the ranks do happen to discriminate quite a bit.
Of course everyone would prefer if everything were better all the time, but complaints about the US system and clearly not on the same plane as those about UK’s.
It was sad when we had to use personal connections to get grandma a meal and room after 12 hours in the corridor.
Yes, we complain about our medical system, especially as several provinces are pushing to privatize the system.
But, after the belly-aching, we all agree that at least our system in not an exploitative gong show like the US system.
Doctor visits are still hundreds of dollars out of pocket.
I'll take 1 out of 3 instead of 0 out of 3.
No insurance or national coverage, just low overhead and high skill.