Abstract
The United States spent approximately twice as much as other high-income countries on medical care, yet utilization rates in the United States were largely similar to those in other nations. Prices of labor and goods, including pharmaceuticals, and administrative costs appeared to be the major drivers of the difference in overall cost between the United States and other high-income countries. As patients, physicians, policy makers, and legislators actively debate the future of the US health system, data such as these are needed to inform policy decisions.
Keywords
Health careMedicineGross domestic productPopulationSocial determinants of healthEconomic growthDemographic economicsEnvironmental healthEconomics
MeSH Terms
AustraliaCanadaDeveloped CountriesEuropeGross Domestic ProductHealth ExpendituresHealth ServicesHealth StatusHumansInsurance CoverageInsuranceHealthLife ExpectancyPhysiciansUnited States
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- 319
- Issue
- 10
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- 1024-1024
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Irene Papanicolas,
Liana Woskie,
Ashish K. Jha
(2018).
Health Care Spending in the United States and Other High-Income Countries.
JAMA
, 319
(10)
, 1024-1024.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.1150
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.2018.1150
- PMID
- 29536101