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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Why not? These are ranked relative to each other, not out of 10. 10th just means the worst out of the 10 countries. The US having the worst (or near worst)access to care, admin efficiency, equity, and health outcomes out of these 10 countries all make sense.
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Because its silly to get bogged down in the rankings, and saying 7th out of 10 implies 'below median' performance.
The takeaway here is that we are competitive with other big + prosperous + western nations, while the US generally sucks. In the one category where the US demonstrates strength, we are already within spitting distance of them. Therefore, we should be very cautious about doing anything that steers us towards their practices.