[PDF] eu healthcare vs us

The amount of money Americans spend on healthcare services is higher than in any of the developed world countries, according to OECD Data. At the same time, only 23% of them think that they get the best care possible — compare this to an average of 70% of satisfaction with healthcare's quality among EU citizens.
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  • Is European healthcare better than the US?

    Compared to European countries such as Sweden, the United Kingdom, and France, the U.S. has the highest rate of medical, medication, and lab errors; and 16% of patients in the U.S. visited the ER for a non-emergency issue in 2017, compared to only 5% in Germany and 9% in Switzerland.

  • Do Americans pay more for healthcare than Europeans?

    In 2022, the United States spent an estimated $12,555 per person on healthcare — the highest healthcare costs per capita across the OECD countries.12 juil. 2023

  • Why is healthcare so expensive in the US vs Europe?

    Costs may be far higher for the same medication or procedure in the U.S. than in comparable countries.
    Some factors that may lead to the high U.S. healthcare costs are hospital consolidation, lack of a national healthcare system, and inadequate industry regulation.

  • Why is healthcare so expensive in the US vs Europe?

    Healthcare System Performance Ranking
    Key findings: “The top-performing countries overall are Norway, the Netherlands, and Australia.
    The United States ranks last overall, despite spending far more of its gross domestic product on health care.

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