Overview of US Health Care System Compared to Other Countries

Part A:

Answer the following questions from the patient perspective:

– What is your opinion of the US health care system?
– What is effective? What is ineffective? Why?
– What are the strengths and weaknesses of the system?

In your opinion, what should be the “end goal” of the US health care system? Are we, as a nation, achieving this goal?

Part B:

The US health care system is often compared to health care systems of other countries. Research, in greater detail, another country’s health care system. Provide a comparison of your country of choice versus the US on at least FIVE (5) of the following criteria. You will provide statistics on both the US and your country:

– Health Care GDP,
– Life Expectancy,
– Infant Mortality,
– Average health care provider salary (primary or specialty, just be specific),
– Average cost of a physician office visit,
– Average cost of prescription drugs,
– Number of primary care providers per 1,000 individuals,
– Percentage of uninsured individuals,
Conclude your post with comments on the statistics that you find. Were you surprised by your findings?