US spends most on healthcare but has worse outcomes: 6 report findings

Becker's Healthcare January 31, 2023
Mariah Taylor

The U.S. spends two to four times as much on healthcare as most other high-income countries, but the health outcomes lag behind, a new Commonwealth Fund study found.

“U.S. Healthcare from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes” is an ongoing report by the Commonwealth Fund that compares healthcare spending and outcomes, health status and healthcare usage in the U.S. with 12 other high-income nations and the average for all 38 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development members.

The U.S. remained the only nation within the OECD that does not offer universal health coverage despite spending nearly 18 percent of its GDP on healthcare, according to the report.

Here are five other findings:

1. The U.S. has the lowest...

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