Advisory Board September 23, 2024

According to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, the U.S. health system ranked last among 10 high-income countries, scoring low in several different areas, including access to care, equity, and health outcomes.

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US health system ranks last among 10 countries

For the report, the Commonwealth Fund assessed the performance of 70 health systems in 10 countries in five areas: access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity, and health outcomes. The 10 countries were Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Data was collected from international surveys of older adults (age 65 and older), primary care physicians, and the general population (age 18 and...

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