In a recent survey of Western European nations and the US, dissatisfaction is growing with health care systems, but Americans  top the list of the dissatisfied.  Our take on the survey?  The findings come as no surprise. We pay the most with the worst results. I wonder, however, what the survey answers would be in Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland or Japan. 

There is no cookie-cutter solution to health care.  Aging populations, technology and chronic diseases push up costs for everyone.   One approach might be to have the World Health Organization or US and European Union nations (plus Switzerland), start a task force on our common health care issues, financing and delivery system approaches.  The question to ask, however, is why the French are the most satisfied? 

Here is a quick glimpse of how we stack up to other health care systems, how they are paid for, managed and the role of government.  We think you will find this of interest.

Cheers and more later.  Kathleen