tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167149547535484177.post8709696099302028910..comments2024-01-20T14:08:08.057+05:30Comments on Serendipity: Health Care Reform in the United StatesRatmale,Minneriya,Sri Lankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252632858481217930noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167149547535484177.post-6844838977286760102008-11-27T12:36:00.000+05:302008-11-27T12:36:00.000+05:30The health care system in the U.S. has a vast numb...The health care system in the U.S. has a vast number of players. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of insurance companies in the U.S. This system has considerable administrative overhead, far greater than in nationalized, single-payer systems, such as Canada's. An oft-cited study by Harvard Medical School and the Canadian Institute for Health Information determined that some 31% of U.S. health care dollars, or more than $1,000 per person per year, went to health care administrative costs, nearly double the administrative overhead in Canada, on a percentage basis.<BR/><BR/>-------------------------<BR/>hesslei...........<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.drivenwide.com" REL="nofollow"> social bookmarking</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203208898114850082noreply@blogger.com