The distinct majority 60 percent said errors had occurred outside the hospital. In all countries, mistakes were more likely in patients who said they saw four or more physicians, signaling a failure to communicate across sites of care.
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The U.S. is unique among advanced industrialized nations for failure to provide basic universal coverage to insure access and remove the fear of financial consequences in bills when ill.Cathy Schoen
We're seeing people finding insurance itself unaffordable and this study is showing that even those who are insured may be barely hanging on. It's a real squeeze on income and savings and economic security.
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What's striking is that we are clearly a world leader in how much we spend on health care. We should be expecting to be the best. Clearly, we should be doing better.
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We're finding a dramatic increase in the total number of families throughout the U.S. that are paying a high share of their income for medical bills. When you add in premiums, it's even higher.
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The lack of waiting time in Germany was notable because they spend a lower percentage of their gross domestic product on health care than we do.
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