We Don't Get What We Pay For

There is an article in this morning's New York Times [1] about a study being released today on the state of health care in America. In a nutshell, the Commonwealth Fund study [2] shows that despite the fact that we pay more for care in this country than in most other industrialized nations, the quality of care does not measure up.

While this simple statement would be readily apparent to the millions of people struggling to pay for basic medical care or to senior citizens choosing between paying for their prescription drugs and their groceries, it is also important to quantify the disparity. It is yet another sign pointing to how badly we need to universal health care coverage.