Americans believe their health system is the world's best, but they're measuring it wrong

Ezra Klein · Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 1:10 pm
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Americans like to think their health-care system is number one. But a 2014 report from the Commonwealth Fund compared it to 10 other developed nations and found it's...number 11.
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America spends vastly more than any other nation but, uniquely, leaves tens of millions uninsured. Patient satisfaction is low and the rate of medical errors is high. Infant mortality is worse in the United States than in its competitors, and so is life expectancy. America's reputation for efficiency is also shattered: both American patients and American doctors report spending unusually large amounts of time on paperwork.
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