Posts Tagged ‘health care’

OECD report on health care in the US

Came across a recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.  Here are some interesting snippets (for reference, here is a list of the member countries of the OECD). Total health spending accounted for 16.0% [$2.2 trillion] of GDP [est. $13.84 - 14.11 trillion] in the United States in 2007, by far the [...]

More money from PACs = lower likelihood of supporting public option?

Here’s a brief snippet.  Check out the link below if your interested in reading more or in the statistics used to come to this conclusion. Thanks @kerim for sharing. …health care is one of those areas where both popular opinion and sound public policy seem to take a backseat to protecting those stakeholders who benefit [...]