A report from the Commonwealth Fund today shows poorer U.S. health outcomes — such as Americans being more likely to suffer from multiple chronic illnesses, die from avoidable causes including maternal mortality and assault, and having a shorter life expectancy — all while America pays the most per capita for those outcomes.Munira Gunja, senior researcher at the Commonwealth Fund's International Health Policy Program.
That's more than $4,500 than its nearest peer, Germany, which spends about $7,4000 on health care per person in a year. It's also more than three times what South Korea, New Zealand and Japan spend, respectively. The U.S. had the highest rate of avoidable deaths in 2020 by far at 336 deaths per 100,000 people. The next closest comparison was Germany at 195 deaths per 100,000 people.
In 2020, life expectancy at birth in the U.S. was 77 years, three years lower than the OECD average, per the report.Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker reportAt least one in 11 U.S. adults reported they delayed or did not get care because of cost reasons in 2021, per the tracker which used National Health Interview Survey data.
nickgillespie LPNational
Worse outcomes because of obesity. And we spend more because of health insurance, not health care.
Bcs investment in Health Care must be also investment in Environment Health- we have contaminated water, polluted air & poisoned soil for decades, & high sugary, salty fatty food+ it’s not helping having anti-vaccines spreading lies on the most basic diseases preventive method.