Great collection of comparative prices of healthcare procedures across major industrialized nations. Looking at the assembled data there is no question, we are simply paying a lot more than the others. Obama's healthcare reform really does not address this part of the equation. My fear is that without a reduction in medical payments across the board (accomplished by structural re-engineering of healthcare delivery) while simultaneously increasing the extent of coverage (adding more people into the fold) we are just digging ourselves deeper into that deficit hole that already looms large.
The chart below (via Andrew Sullivan) is indicative and pretty shocking.
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