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US Health Care Stinks: Study

Posted Jul 17, 08 10:33 AM CDT in Science & Health,  US 

(Newser) – The US health care system gets dismal grades in a ranking of 19 industrialized countries, Reuters reports. A private foundation looked at key indicators like efficiency and access, and found the US did very poorly despite spending the most money—putting it last on the list. Health-care dollars were squandered on administrative costs and illnesses caused by medical errors.

The US came last in prevention of premature mortality from easily treatable conditions like asthma, down from 15th in 2006. The report estimated 100,000 American lives could be saved every year if health care was brought to the level of top-ranked Japan. "We lead the world in spending," said the foundation's vice president. "We should be expecting much more in return."

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The US health care system received a score of 65 out of 100 in a ranking by a non-profit group -- placing it last among 19 developed nations.   (AP Photo)
An emergency room picture board is seen at University Hospital in Newark, NJ.   (AP Photo)
"We lead the world in spending. We should be expecting much more in return," says a representative of the non-profit group whose study ranks the US last in health care among 19 developed nations.   (AP Photo)
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