The report compares the health system performance of 10 countries, including the U.S., using 70 measures across five domains: access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity, and health outcomes. Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom ranked highest. The U.S. ranked lowest, notably underperforming on all measures except for care process. The analysis aims to identify insights for improving the U.S. health system, which continues to lag significantly despite high healthcare spending.
Authors
David Blumenthal, Evan D. Gumas, Arnav Shah, Munira Z. Gunja, Reginald D. Williams II
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- Pages
- 42
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- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Health System Performance Overview 4
- Health Care System Performance Rankings 4
- The United States lags its international peers considerably on health system performance. 4
- The United States lags its international peers considerably on health system performance. 4
- Health Care Spending as a Percentage of GDP 19802023 5
- Health Care Spending as a Percentage of GDP 19802023 5
- Health Care System Performance Compared to Spending 6
- Health Care System Performance Compared to Spending 6
- How Countries Did on Each Performance Domain 6
- Americans face the most barriers to accessing and affording health care. 7
- Americans face the most barriers to accessing and affording health care. 7
- The U.S. is among the top performers for care delivery process. 8
- The U.S. is among the top performers for care delivery process. 8
- U.S. physicians and patients are most likely to face hurdles related to insurance rules billing disputes and reporting requirements. 9
- U.S. physicians and patients are most likely to face hurdles related to insurance rules billing disputes and reporting requirements. 9
- The U.S. and New Zealand trail peers for equity in health care access and experience. 10
- The U.S. and New Zealand trail peers for equity in health care access and experience. 10
- Americans live the shortest lives and have the most avoidable deaths. 12
- Americans live the shortest lives and have the most avoidable deaths 12
- What the U.S. Can Do to Improve 13
- Although the U.S. health system has many 14
