• 美國的人均醫療支出為世界之最,壽命卻僅排第26位 -隨意-
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可以知道,美國存在過度檢測。為什麽?因為律師太多,官司太多,醫生的保險也高。
此外,醫療費用與人均預期壽命的相關性也不強。因為醫療費用主要花在兩方麵。
- life threatening diseases
- quality of life diseases
這個26名聽起來很嚇人,實際上差別並不大:第一名的瑞士82.8歲,26名的美國78.7歲。
另外一個人的醫療花銷主要是在老年階段。美國移民多,移民的醫療費大頭都算在美國了。
Why U.S. Health Care Is Obscenely Expensive, In 12 Charts
The U.S. leads the world in health care spending, but we don't live very long, and going to the doctor is so expensive that we don't do it very often. So where is the money going?
Not toward obesity-related diseases or unnecessary tests and treatments, as the writer John Green pointed out in a recent video explainer. From Lipitor to childbirth to colonoscopies -- everything just costs a whole lot.
As congressional Republicans continue to keep the federal government closedfollowing misguided attempts to defund the most significant health care reform in decades, here are some illustrations of the wasteful spending.
Infographics by Jan Diehm for The Huffington Post.
Posted: 10/03/2013 9:08 am EDT | Updated: 11/11/2013 4:23 pm EST