Routine Checkup: Why Does The USA Suck At Healthcare?

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CBC

Society & Culture

4.8 • 524 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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A report published by the Commonwealth Fund shows the USA ranking dead last amongst its wealthy peers (Canada isn't great either). Why? The fellas are joined by Reggie Williams, vice president of the Commonwealth Fund’s International Health Policy and Practice Innovations program, to talk about the recent report and what they learned. How does the country that far outspends every other country have the poorest healthcare system performance? Check out the full report here: https://bit.ly/3hbNtrE

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