HealthCare Costs Put US Workers at Significant Disadvantage

kenmabmcc

American workers receive far less bang for their buck than foreign workers

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"When we spend more to get less, we all lose — workers, employers and the government. The study points to a serious need for health care reform that puts customers in the center and uses the power of the market to lower costs, improve quality, create more consumer choice and expand accessibility," he added.

The study also shows that, as a group, the G-5 countries spend approximately 63 cents for every dollar the United States spends on health care — yet the health of the U.S. workforce lags by 10 percent in a composite measure.

The gap is even wider in relation to rising economic powers: the three BIC countries spend just 15 percent of what we spend on health care, yet the health of the U.S. workforce trails that of BIC countries by five percent.

It would have been unthinkable a few years ago,
that US healthcare outcomes for its workers, would trail Brazil, India, and China.

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CowpokeBob

kenmabmcc wrote:

American workers receive far less bang for their buck than foreign workers

Quote:

"When we spend more to get less, we all lose — workers, employers and the government. The study points to a serious need for health care reform that puts customers in the center and uses the power of the market to lower costs, improve quality, create more consumer choice and expand accessibility," he added.

The study also shows that, as a group, the G-5 countries spend approximately 63 cents for every dollar the United States spends on health care — yet the health of the U.S. workforce lags by 10 percent in a composite measure.

The gap is even wider in relation to rising economic powers: the three BIC countries spend just 15 percent of what we spend on health care, yet the health of the U.S. workforce trails that of BIC countries by five percent.

It would have been unthinkable a few years ago,
that US healthcare outcomes for its workers, would trail Brazil, India, and China.

Wink

Since you are implying this is somehow factual and newsworthy I thought I'd post a link to who these folks are all about. Seems they make thier money off of advertising, are a for profit organization and use the site as a means to drum up business for possible liability and torte filings with various law firms they associate with. Thought y'all might like to know where Ken's "sources" originate from and form your own opinion on his "news"

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/consumerism/faq.html#who

Here's some other news on the state of healthcare in this country.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/health.care.poll/

Seems while Americans are not happy with the high cost of health care (who would be?), an inevitable result of an aging population, they are also quite satisfied with thier current healthcare coverage and not all that eager to have a universal healthcare system that would greatly alter the status quo.

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OMG!!! Ken's eye tick must be contagious! Off to my doctor now whom I can see without a waiting list or limits on treatment...TTFN