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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 891644" data-attributes="member: 23950"><p>U.S. ranks just 42nd in life expectancy </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><a href="http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ush-mailn&p=where the US ranks in healt care" target="_blank"><strong> Lack of insurance, obesity, racial disparities to blame, experts say</strong></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span>For decades, the United States has been slipping in international rankings of life expectancy, as other countries improve health care, nutrition and lifestyles.</p><p>Countries that surpass the U.S. include Japan and most of Europe, as well as Jordan, Guam and the Cayman Islands.</p><p>“Something’s wrong here when one of the richest countries in the world, the one that spends the most on health care, is not able to keep up with other countries,” </p><p></p><p>Murray said. “The starting point is the recognition that the U.S. does not have the best health care system. There are still an awful lot of people who think it does.”</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/06/us-ranks-last-in-healthcare/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px">US Ranks Last in Health Care vs AUS, CAN, GER, NETH, NZ, UK</span></a></p><p><a href="http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/06/us-ranks-last-in-healthcare/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></a></p><p>This continues to be fascinating:<p style="margin-left: 20px">“The U.S. health system is the most expensive in the world, but comparative analyses consistently show the United States underperforms relative to other countries on most dimensions of performance. Among the seven nations studied—Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States—the U.S. ranks last overall, as it did in the 2007, 2006, and 2004. Most troubling, the U.S. fails to achieve better health outcomes than the other countries, and as shown in the earlier editions, the U.S. is last on dimensions of access, patient safety, coordination, efficiency, and equity. The Netherlands ranks first, followed closely by the U.K. and Australia.”</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klein, post: 891644, member: 23950"] U.S. ranks just 42nd in life expectancy [SIZE=4][URL="http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ush-mailn&p=where the US ranks in healt care"][B] Lack of insurance, obesity, racial disparities to blame, experts say[/B][/URL] Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries. [/SIZE]For decades, the United States has been slipping in international rankings of life expectancy, as other countries improve health care, nutrition and lifestyles. Countries that surpass the U.S. include Japan and most of Europe, as well as Jordan, Guam and the Cayman Islands. “Something’s wrong here when one of the richest countries in the world, the one that spends the most on health care, is not able to keep up with other countries,” Murray said. “The starting point is the recognition that the U.S. does not have the best health care system. There are still an awful lot of people who think it does.” [URL="http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/06/us-ranks-last-in-healthcare/"][SIZE=4]US Ranks Last in Health Care vs AUS, CAN, GER, NETH, NZ, UK [/SIZE][/URL] This continues to be fascinating:[INDENT]“The U.S. health system is the most expensive in the world, but comparative analyses consistently show the United States underperforms relative to other countries on most dimensions of performance. Among the seven nations studied—Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States—the U.S. ranks last overall, as it did in the 2007, 2006, and 2004. Most troubling, the U.S. fails to achieve better health outcomes than the other countries, and as shown in the earlier editions, the U.S. is last on dimensions of access, patient safety, coordination, efficiency, and equity. The Netherlands ranks first, followed closely by the U.K. and Australia.” [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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