Our Nation's Health Care Crisis

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The "Leaders of the Free World". The "Most Powerful Country in the World." Yup, friends, that's us. So how come we can't figure out how to take care of our own people? Or, maybe we just lack the will. Either way, we've got a crisis on our hands.

"Two new studies comparing global health data show that the United States continues to fall behind other nations in providing quality health care to its citizens. The studies – one by American Progress Distinguished Senior Fellow Tom Daschle, another by the Commonwealth Institute – show that our health care system ranks #37 in the world (behind both developed and developing countries); has the highest rate of medical mistakes, medication errors, and inaccurate or delayed lab results of any of the six nations surveyed by Commonwealth (the others are Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom); and causes fully half of sick adults to report cost-related barriers to needed care...."