Health Policy Shocker: Commonwealth Survey Finds US Healthcare Worst in World Yet Again

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  • 11/13/2008
Does it only seem like the 50th time this year that the Commonwealth Fund has put out a study or survey to make the case that compared to government run health systems elsewhere the American way of medicine is horrible?

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Center for Medicine in the Public Interest is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization promoting innovative solutions that advance medical progress, reduce health disparities, extend life and make health care more affordable, preventive and patient-centered. CMPI also provides the public, policymakers and the media a reliable source of independent scientific analysis on issues ranging from personalized medicine, food and drug safety, health care reform and comparative effectiveness.

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