Prognosis
US Leads World in Health-Care Spending Yet Key Health Outcomes Lag, Study Says
- America spends as much as three times more than other nations
- Countries with universal health coverage spend less than US
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The US spends as much as three times more on health care per person as other high-income countries, yet residents are often less likely to visit doctors, according to a report that highlights poor returns for the nation’s large investment.
The pandemic has widened discordances between medical spending and health results in the US and the rest of the world, findings from the Commonwealth Fund study show. The only high-income country that doesn’t guarantee access to health care, the US spent almost 18% of its gross domestic product on health and related services in 2021.