In my studies this week for my Medicare and Medicaid course, I surfed around and found an article that was not an assigned reading, but very interesting anyway. The article is called "What Changes In Survival Rates Tell Us About US Health Care", by Peter Muennig and Sherry Glied.
The article is from HealthAffairs.org, which is a blog about Health, Healthcare and Policy. I have provided the link below. Essentially this study says that health care reform is desperately needed, because U.S. citizens in comparison to other nations, spend more on health care and yet we live shorter lives. Muennig and Glied's argument is that the current U.S. health care system is indeed inefficient and not providing good value for our money, and therefore, health care reform is long overdue obviously.
I know I don't like the idea that I spend more $ to live less, when comparing people of my own age in other countries, but that is what Muennig and Glied find in their study.
This article is available for only 2 more weeks 'for free' it says, so read it quick and enjoy.
link -> What Changes In Survival Rates Tell Us About US Health Care
Erin
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