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Healthcare in the U.S.
U.S. lags behind developed countries on a number of metrics in regards to healthcare, especially in terms of cost-efficiency and effectiveness
- OECD 18
- U.S. spends a lot more government money on healthcare per capita than developed countries that have more successful healthcare systems
- Note: an version of the data said that voluntary healthcare spending in the U.S. was disproportionately high, but that version is outdated
- Sawyer, Cox 18
- U.S. has spent more than other developed countries when it comes to healthcare, and that gap has widened over time
- U.S. Census Bureau 18
- "In 2018, 8.5 percent of people, or 27.5 million, did not have health insurance at any point during the year."
- "The uninsured rate and number of uninsured increased from 2017 (7.9 percent or 25.6 million)."
- Commonwealth Fund: Collins et al. 19
- 45% of U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 are inadequately insured
- This is nearly the same as in 2010, indicating nearly no imovement
- The survey also includes a methodology that explains the qualifications for being underinsured
- Gagnon 08
- Finds that in the USA, pharmaceutical companies spend almost twice as much on promotion as they do on R&D. These numbers clearly show how promotion predominates over R&D in the pharmaceutical industry, contrary to the industry's claim.