Health Care ROI in the US
Stop! Let's make a prediction: Since US per capita health care spending is much higher on average than other OECD (developed) countries, what do you imagine is true of health care outcomes in the US?
In other words, do you think we do relatively better or worse on measures like infant mortality, life expectancy, the number of doctors per capita, etc.?
Here comes the answer:
And finally...
Which of these charts is the most surprising or depressing?
Which chart would you most want the US to be the best at?
What kind of return on investment (ROI) are Americans getting?
What is the cause of this bad investment?
What can we do about this bad investment?
Why haven't you moved to Iceland yet?
Let's play the metaphor game: If the US health care system were an animal, what kind of animal would it be?
What questions do you have?
