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U.S. Health Care Still Ill, Survey Finds
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 According to the scorecard, if the U.S. health care system were improved to the level of some other industrialized nations, then:
- Thirty-seven million more Americans would have access to primary care, and 70 million more would receive preventative care.
- Medicare could save $12 billion a year through reduced hospital admissions and hospitalizations for preventable conditions.
- $51 billion a year could be freed up if health insurance administrative costs were reduced.
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To learn more about health care in the United States, visit the Commonwealth Fund.
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Last updated 7/17/2008
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SOURCES: July 16, 2008, teleconference with Karen Davis, president, The Commonwealth Fund, New York City; Cathy Schoen, senior vice president for research and evaluation, The Commonwealth Fund; Commonwealth Fund report, Why Not The Best? Results From The National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2008
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