44. Commonwealth Fund “Mirror Mirror” Report Says U.S. Healthcare In Desperate Need Of Reform

The Commonwealth Fund’s latest “Mirror Mirror” report shows that the U.S. healthcare system is a huge cost and outcome outlier against the rest of the developed world. It shows a crying need for real healthcare reform – no tinkering on the fringes.

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Millions of Americans feel confused and frustrated in their search for quality healthcare coverage.

Between out-of-control costs, countless inefficiencies, a lack of affordable universal access, and little focus on wellness and prevention, the system is clearly in dire need of change.

Hosted by healthcare policy and technology expert Marc S. Ryan, the Healthcare Labyrinth Podcast offers accessible, incisive deep dives on the most pressing issues and events in American healthcare.

Marc seeks to help Americans become wiser consumers and navigate the healthcare maze with more confidence and certainty through The Healthcare Labyrinth website and his book of the same name.

Marc is an unconventional Republican who believes that affordable universal access is a wise and prudent investment. He recommends common-sense solutions to reform American healthcare.

Tune in every week as Marc examines the latest developments in the space, offering analysis, insights, and predictions on the changing state of healthcare in America.

About The Episode:

On this episode, Marc discusses The Commonwealth Fund’s latest “Mirror Mirror” report. It shows that the U.S. healthcare system is a huge cost and outcome outlier against the rest of the developed world. It shows a crying need for real healthcare reform – no tinkering on the fringes.

Key Takeaways: 

The Commonwealth Fund’s “Mirror Mirror” report shows us how bad off our healthcare system is.

We rank dead last in the analysis of ten developed nation systems.

We spend the most and have the worst outcomes.

We are also an extreme outlier on performance.

Other developed nations have three types of systems and all performed well against each other, including private market ones.

The U.S. was 9th or 10th in 4 of 5 domains.

We scored 2nd in Care Process. This indicates that if you have good coverage or can afford to access the system, things are better. That is not the case for many Americans.

Commonwealth recommends we learn from other nations, address financial barriers to healthcare, invest in primary care, and simplify our system.

My book, The Healthcare Labyrinth, focuses reform on affordable universal access, price reform, and care management.

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