Chapter 19: Do Americans Get Good Value for Money in Health Care?
Table of Contents
1. 19.1 US Health Spending Appears to Provide Good Value for the Money
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2. 19.2 Geographic Differences in Broad Health Outcomes Are Associated with Health Spending
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3. 19.3 Medicare Spending & Spending Growth Vary Substantially across Geographical Areas
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4. 19.4 US Health Spending per Capita Is Not Far from Expected
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5. 19.5 Increased US Health Spending Cannot Be Explained by Health Services Use
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6. 19.6 US Relies Heavily on Specialists in Contrast to Primary Care Doctors
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7. 19.7 Americans Pay Higher Prices for Brand-Name Drugs among Major Industrialized Countries
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8. 19.8 Medical Malpractice Explains Some Difference in Health Spending between US and Competitors
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9. 19.9 US Leads the World in Life Expectancy
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10. 19.10 US Ranks 3rd in the World in Saving Premature Infants' Lives
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11. 19.11 US Cancer Patients Have Better Chances of Survival among Industrialized Nations
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12. 19.12 US Has More Avoidable Deaths Amenable to Health Care among Industrialized Nations
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13. 19.13 Most "Avoidable" Deaths Are Related to Lifestyle or Behavior
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14. 19.14 US Has World's Highest Obesity Rate but a Low Smoking Rate among Industrialized Nations
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15. 19.15 The Challenge of Comparing US States
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Index