Comments on: International Health Care System Performance

By: 5 painful health-care lessons from Massachusetts at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:30:16 +0000

those that want to fix the broken system should listen to sensible criticism and make improvements (not just defend any changes because the existing system is so bad)…

By: USA Spent $2.2 Trillion, 16.2% of GDP, on Health Care in 2007 at CuriousCat Economics Blog

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0000

The costs for health services and supplies for 2007 were distributed among businesses (25%), households (31%), other private sponsors (4%), and governments (40%)…

By: Medical Debt Increases as Economy Declines at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:36:45 +0000

[...] system in the USA is broken, as I have written about previously: USA Paying More for Health Care, International Health Care System Performance… One of the many problems created by the current system is ruined person finances for [...]

By: Many Experts Say Health-Care System Inefficient, Wasteful at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:37:44 +0000

The credit crisis is an immediate crisis (with roots in many bad decisions over the last decade). But the health care crisis is just as deadly…

By: Disease Prevention For Healthy America at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:32:14 +0000

[...] current health care system is not working. It is far too costly. It is not effective. It is a disease management system not a health care system. The damage to the economy of this [...]

By: International healthcare comparisons « Dogstarscribe’s Weblog

International healthcare comparisons « Dogstarscribe’s Weblog — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:35:22 +0000

Funny how it takes an American based management consultant / systems thinker to publish some interestign and relevant data on comparative healthcare…

By: Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Marketing Drugs

Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Marketing Drugs — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:06:18 +0000

[...] Unfortunately patients are driven more by marketing than medicine. Much worse though, doctors seem to bend to these patients marketing driven desires. Plus the corrupting influence of money on research and marketing to doctors seems likely a significant reason for the poor performance and high cost of USA health care. [...]

By: Gen X Retirement at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Gen X Retirement at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:15:42 +0000

[...] is the huge problem. The country either needs to stop paying an extra 50-80% for health care than other countries do (and thus reduce the cost of Medicare liabilities) or massively cut benefits or massively increase [...]

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Overview of 5 Nations Health Care Systems

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:38:48 +0000

The US system costs over 50% more than others and has worse outcome measures than the alternatives (and leaves many without any coverage)…