Is U.S. Health Care the Best in the World?
A new Urban Institute analysis done with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation argues that claims that America’s health care system is the best in the world should be taken with a grain of salt. Authors Elizabeth Docteur and Robert A. Berenson argue in “How Does the Quality of U.S. Health Care Compare Internationally?” that U.S. health care excels in certain areas, like cancer care, but does less well preventing death from treatable conditions. The 14-page analysis is yet another source to inform the current health care reform debate.