If you believe that Americans have lousy health care, it is probably not because you have experienced inferior heath care. It is probably because you were told America has lousy health care.
Last week, major news media featured these headlines:
Reuters: “U.S. scores dead last again in healthcare study”
Los Angeles Times: “U.S. is No. 1 in a key area of healthcare. Guess which one …”
NPR: “US Spends The Most On Health Care, Yet Gets Least”
The Week: “US health care system: Worst in the world?”
Now let’s delve into this widely reported headline as written by Reuters.
For those readers who rely on a headline to get news — and we all do that sometimes — the issue is clear: America is rated as having the worst health care “again.”
For those who read the first sentence or two, an even more common practice, the Reuters report begins this way: “Americans spend twice as much as residents of other developed countries on healthcare, but get lower quality, less efficiency and have the least equitable system, according to a report released on Wednesday. The United States ranked last when compared to six other countries — Britain, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, the Commonwealth Fund report found.”
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