Quality of health care in seven countries: an implication for health reform in the United States.
Survey findings of health care systems in seven countries show that health care performance in the United States, despite spending twice as much as other developed countries, is no better than other countries and that there is room for substantial improvement in the United States. The data show that the quality of care in the United States was only adequate at best and was rated inadequate in the areas of waiting time for treatment, and administration of the service. This article recommends several reform measures to improve the health system in the United States.
School of Social Work, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA. michael_seipel@byu.edu
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D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States