Health-care spending is rising around the world, but the U.S. is the worst performer. The United States accounts for more than 40% of all global health spending.
"Health care almost always outpaces inflation, and so health-care costs grow faster than the economy," said Cynthia Cox, vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation."That's why it's representing a larger and larger share of the economy."
Americans aren't using more health care than people in other nations that spend less. Instead, U.S. residents pay more for each interaction. Hospitals, physicians and clinical care made upOne of the causes of high spending is the fragmented nature of the U.S. system. Some Americans have comprehensive and affordable health insurance coverage while others have little to no coverage.
"The way the system is structured now, it is a cure-driven system, not a prevention-driven system," said Yaseen Hayajneh, associate professor of health administration at Western Connecticut State University.
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