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United States still ranks last in study comparing health care systems.(Newsletter: Policy and Health Issues in the News)(Brief article)
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American Family Physician
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July 1, 2007
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Despite spending more than $6,000 per person per year on health care, the United States continues to rank last among six nations in a study comparing access, quality, efficiency, equity, and healthy lives. According to an international update by the Commonwealth Fund, among the six nations studied (Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States), the United States is last in dimensions ...
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