Medscape January 31, 2023
The U.S. spends dramatically more on health care than other high-income nations but has the worst health outcomes on nearly every metric, a new report shows. Despite the high health care spending rate, affordability of health care was the top reason Americans gave for skipping or delaying care.
“Americans are living shorter, less healthy lives because our health system is not working as well as it could be,” said report author Munira Gunja, according to CNN. “To catch up with other high-income countries, the administration and Congress would have to expand access to health care, act aggressively to control costs, and invest in health equity and social services we know can lead to a healthier population.”
Published Tuesday by The...