U.S. is not the only nation struggling to provide care

By Ira Zunin

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 29, 2012

~~<p>As our nation struggles to adjust to the changing face of health care, we should check on the success of other developed countries in maintaining the health of their own citizens. For the most part, governments throughout the civilized world elected long ago to build national health care systems that cover everyone. Is it working?</p>
<p>At first glance it appears that the United States is the laggard. Despite the fact that we spend far more on health care as a percentage of GDP than any other nation on earth, the return on investment is inadequate.</p>
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As our nation struggles to adjust to the changing face of health care, we should check on the success of other developed countries in maintaining the health of their own citizens. For the most part, governments throughout the civilized world elected long ago to build national health care systems that cover everyone. Is it working?

At first glance it appears that the United States is the laggard. Despite the fact that we spend far more on health care as a percentage of GDP than any other nation on earth, the return on investment is inadequate. Login for more...