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Department Chair, Department of Internal Medicine at NorthShore Hospitals
I highly recommend the referenced T. R. Reid excellent book called “The Healing of America” as a primer.
Vice Chair & Professor of Medicine, UNC | Balanced healthcare perspectives
We should stop declaring which countries have the best healthcare systems. And which countries have the worst. The reality is that no healthcare system is perfect. Every system involves tradeoffs. (See T.R. Reid’s excellent book “The Healing of America”). In this article, Brown University's Irene Papanicolas explains that when we rank health systems, we falsely reduce complex metrics into singular causes. This leads us to reductively compare health systems based on high-level factors such as whether one country’s health system is market-driven versus government-funded. Instead, she suggests we look closely at the many “natural experiments” occurring for specific conditions (e.g., infant or maternal mortality) in countries around the world to see the different tradeoffs and make the best policy and market-based decisions. These more granular comparisons can help us move away from over-generalized statements like “American ‘health care is expensive’ to ‘health care is expensive because of higher drug prices’ to ‘drug prices could be lower if we instituted specific policies or processes.’ ” This is very convincing. I’d add two points. First, though each healthcare system is organized and financed differently, the fundamental objectives are the same: How do we best organize a group of humans to best care for other humans? Second, at least in the US, we tend to forget that healthcare only accounts for an estimated 20% of the variance in overall health. Behaviors, socioeconomic factors, and physical environments play critically important roles. [Doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.08.024] #healthcaresystems #globalhealth #healthcareonlinkedin https://lnkd.in/gc-FtuFz
Which country has the best health care? That’s the wrong question
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This new study shows the United States in in a class of its, with dramatically lower health care access and health outcomes than other industrialized nations, even though healthcare spending is much higher than these other countries. This reveals flaws in our system, especially inequity. In order to improve these statistics, we need to focus on health care coverage and access, and also address other determinants of health which contribute to disparate outcomes between high- and low- income individuals. https://lnkd.in/e9NCxeUg #Healthcare #HealthSpending #Hygieia #Inequity
US is drastically behind other wealthy nations on healthcare, despite spending the most
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Living and working in private and public healthcare in several countries does not even answer the question of which country is best. It depends on the specific question: - excellent in care - access to care - cost of care - quality in care and after care - prevention - customer satisfaction (although low expectations corrupts this metric) - specific patient population => it's a long list variables
Vice Chair & Professor of Medicine, UNC | Balanced healthcare perspectives
We should stop declaring which countries have the best healthcare systems. And which countries have the worst. The reality is that no healthcare system is perfect. Every system involves tradeoffs. (See T.R. Reid’s excellent book “The Healing of America”). In this article, Brown University's Irene Papanicolas explains that when we rank health systems, we falsely reduce complex metrics into singular causes. This leads us to reductively compare health systems based on high-level factors such as whether one country’s health system is market-driven versus government-funded. Instead, she suggests we look closely at the many “natural experiments” occurring for specific conditions (e.g., infant or maternal mortality) in countries around the world to see the different tradeoffs and make the best policy and market-based decisions. These more granular comparisons can help us move away from over-generalized statements like “American ‘health care is expensive’ to ‘health care is expensive because of higher drug prices’ to ‘drug prices could be lower if we instituted specific policies or processes.’ ” This is very convincing. I’d add two points. First, though each healthcare system is organized and financed differently, the fundamental objectives are the same: How do we best organize a group of humans to best care for other humans? Second, at least in the US, we tend to forget that healthcare only accounts for an estimated 20% of the variance in overall health. Behaviors, socioeconomic factors, and physical environments play critically important roles. [Doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.08.024] #healthcaresystems #globalhealth #healthcareonlinkedin https://lnkd.in/gc-FtuFz
Which country has the best health care? That’s the wrong question
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CEO Circle circleengage.ai | Working on ways to make healthcare and health insurance work for all stakeholders. Interested in health equity and healthcare economics. Mentor at NYU, Fellow at Columbia University
I find these reports, where the US consistently ranks last in healthcare, somewhat useless; hear me out. I say this because it doesn't give us the right data on what needs to be fixed or what is actually going on. If we don't accept where we are starting, how can we begin to fix the root cause? I am devoted to trying to improve healthcare, but these studies are looking at the US as if it is comparable to Sweden or Switzerland, and it is not. It fails to account for the significant wealth disparity within the US, a crucial factor in healthcare outcomes. It fails to account for education levels. For homogeneity of the populations. For the amount of sugar consumed, daily exercise, community, etc... For example, in Sweden, with social safety nets, only 1-2% of people cannot meet their basic needs. In Mississippi, that number is closer to 50%. The bottom 20% of adults in Mississippi make less than $10k a year, and the wealth disparity is almost double that of Sweden. 65% of people in Mississippi get some form of government-subsidized "socialized" health insurance, but the average lifespan is TEN years less than in Sweden. If you were to compare Utah to Sweden, maybe you would get a more accurate comparison, or Colorado or California. We isolate out "healthcare" as if it is happening independently when it is not. We think, if only we would fix the health system, then we would magically have different outcomes when we already have one of the largest "socialized" healthcare systems in the world, with almost 170 million Americans getting some form of government-subsidized healthcare and yet that has not solved the problem for those populations. As an example, going back to Mississippi, they have one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country, 36 for every 100k births, and in Sweden, it is only 4 for every 100k births. South Africa, which is much more comparable to Mississippi's socioeconomics, has 119 deaths for every 100k births. But why is that? What are we learning from this data? 92% of Americans have health insurance...so clearly, the answer is not just that we need universal coverage. I would love to see more comprehensive and contextual comparisons of healthcare systems and outcomes. How are barriers to care in similar situations handled in other parts of the world? Which country has a large rural population with excellent health outcomes? How are they doing it? What goes into creating a healthy society? We need to think holistically about how we pull people into the middle class, instill hope, upward mobility, community, and healthy eating, and address the parts of the US healthcare system that are not working. Maybe I am just saying that it is more complex than saying that the health system is failing. The health system is just a reflection of a whole host of interdependent issues. We can't solve healthcare in the US if we don't look at the actual problems, which will absolutely not be solved if we are reductionists.
Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Health System
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This is a very good article that directly addresses systemic problems that we have in the US healthcare system. We rank 35th in the globe in regard to outcomes and spend more than any other nation by GDP. Terrible metrics of high spending and poor results. Are we ready to reform? https://lnkd.in/exxE8rRP
How Healthcare Works in the Five Healthiest Countries — Halle Tecco
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Director at Kavuro & Associates | Advocate of the High Court of South Africa | Independent Researcher | Human Rights Activist | Legal Consultant: Immigration & Refugee Matters
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HEALTH IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT: Universal healthcare is firmly based on the 1948 World Health Organization constitution, which declares health a fundamental human right and commits to ensuring the highest attainable level of health for all. https://lnkd.in/gAWdkrE3
Universal healthcare is a fundamental human right
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A seasoned leader in procurement, supply chain, and operations, skilled in streamlining supply chains and strategic negotiations. Expert in optimizing efficiencies and integrating innovative solutions for superior care.
The U.S. spends the most on healthcare globally yet lags in health outcomes. High costs contribute to personal bankruptcy and budget deficits. Inefficiency, the political power of the healthcare industry, and inadequate investment in health programs are key issues. There's potential for cost savings and better outcomes by adopting approaches seen in other countries. #HealthcareSpending #USHealthcare #HealthcareEfficiency #HealthcareIndustry #CostSavings #HealthOutcomes
America Spends Much More Than Any Other Country On Healthcare. We Don’t Have Better Health.
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Cost-effectiveness of health interventions may be perpetuating health disparities. Here's how to fix that
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The burden on the public system is growing more apparent, and global health systems are facing crisis as populations live longer. How can we increase public-private collaboration and use the private sector's skills to reduce the strain on the public health system? Register now for our latest webinar where we explore the social healthcare crisis in New Zealand in recognition of World Health Day: https://hubs.la/Q02q39dg0 #webinar #healthinsurance #health #kiwihealth #financialservices
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