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Subject: Five-Nation Survey Exposes Flaws in U.S. Health
Care System
From the Commonwealth Foundation:
A new five-nation survey of public attitudes toward health care reveals that the
United States has the highest share of residents facing access problems, driven
in large part by the difficulty many face in paying for care. At least one of
five Americans reported problems paying their medical bills, filling
prescriptions, getting medical care when they had a problem, or getting a
physician-recommended test. Americans with below-average income reported more
health care access problems than their counterparts in the other four countries.
The Commonwealth Fund 2001 International Health Policy Survey, conducted by
Harris Interactive in April and May 2001, examined citizens' views of and
experiences with health care systems in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the
United Kingdom, and the United States. It is the fourth in a series of surveys
developed by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, Harris
Interactive, and The Commonwealth Fund that gauge global attitudes toward health
care. Analysis of the 2001 survey is reported in the May/June Health Affairs
article "Inequities in Health Care: A Five-Country Survey," by Robert J.
Blendon, Cathy Schoen, Catherine M. DesRoches, Robin Osborn, Kimberly L. Scoles,
and Kinga Zapert, which can be accessed free of charge on the Health Affairs
website.
(http://www.healthaffairs.org/freecontent/v21n3/s22.pdf) <
http://www.healthaffairs.org/freecontent/v21n3/s22.pdf>
Further analysis of survey results is provided in the Commonwealth Fund data
brief Comparison of Health Care System Views and Experiences in Five Nations,
2001, as well as in five country-specific data briefs.
Click here to read or download the Issue Brief and the Data Briefs:
( http://www.cmwf.org/publist/publist2.asp?CategoryID=5) <
http://www.cmwf.org/publist/publist2.asp?CategoryID=5>
Visit the Fund's website (http://www.cmwf.org/) to read, order, or download
reports from The Commonwealth Fund. You can also order reports by calling
toll-free 1-888-777-2744 or by sending an e-mail to
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