Berkeley Lovelace Jr. is a health and medical news reporter for NBC News.
The health system in the U.S. is failing, a startling new report finds. The U.S. ranks as the worst performer among 10 developed nations in critical areas of health care, including preventing deaths, access and guaranteeing quality treatment for everyone, regardless of gender, income or geographic location, according to the report, published Thursday by The Commonwealth Fund, an independent research group. Based on the new findings, people in the U.S.
“We have so many different insurers, each of which is selling a different product with different requirements in order for physicians or hospitals and other providers to get paid and for the patients to have their care covered,” Blumenthal said. “That leads to denial of service. It leads to bargaining that goes on between doctors and hospitals and insurers’ companies.” The U.S.
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