This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

November 27, 2007

Health Care: Solutions Without Borders

At a time when most Americans favor an overhaul of the health care system, it's important to look closely at what other countries are getting right. A growing number of health care stakeholders, including policymakers and insurance industry officials, are recommending that we look across the Atlantic to explore the health systems in countries that cover all of their citizens.
The Commonwealth Fund's 2007 International Health Policy Survey released in October—our 10th annual international survey—reveals that, while no one health system provides an ideal model, we have much to learn from the other countries.
Rather than caricature the health systems in other nations, we should evaluate their strengths and shortcomings—and use that knowledge to create a high-performing health system in the United States.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

the administrative savings if the United States were to adopt a single-payer system, similar to Canada’s, would realize annual savings of $375 billion, sufficient to provide health insurance to every American.

Or we could simply invest eleventy billion dollars on fighter jets and hefty tanks for a war based on fear mongering and greed (Haliburton).