The next generation in online publishing...
Sign up to read the digital versions of Managed Care, P&T, and Biotechnology Healthcare. These digital editions are free, searchable, and can be downloaded and read offline. To read a sample of the digital version of Managed Care, follow this link:
Sample digital edition
Register for a free digital subscriptionArchive issues of Managed Care:
MANAGED CARE June 2007. ©MediMedia USA
News and Commentary
Nations Rated On Health Care
Despite having the costliest health care system in the world, the United States ranks last compared with five other affluent countries on measures of quality, access, efficiency, equity, and outcomes, according to a Commonwealth Fund report that analyzes international health policy surveys.
The United States did do well on some preventive care measures.
"The United States stands out as the only nation in these studies that does not ensure access to health care through universal coverage," says Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis.
She says that the poor showing is the result of a failure to "ensure health insurance for all and encourage stable, long-term ties between physicians and their patients."
Health care systems in Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States were surveyed between 2004 and 2006. Findings were published in Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An International Update on the Comparative Performance of American Health Care.