As reported by Democracy Now, May 17, 2007,
“… a new international study has ranked the United States health care system last among major rich countries even though the U.S. spends double what the average industrialized country spends on health care. The study by the Commonwealth Fund found that the U.S. ranked last in most areas, including access to health care, patient safety, timeliness of care, efficiency and equity. 45 million Americans, or 15 percent of the US population, have no health insurance.”
