OECD Health Data 2012 is out

[Kennah]

http://www.oecd.org/health/healthdata

If you go to the Frequently Requested Data, there is an Excel spreadsheet one can download.

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/52/42/49188719.xls

In it, one can find "Total expenditure on health, % of gross domestic product"

The OECD nation average is 9.5% of GDP. Turkey is the lowest at 6.1% of GDP. Netherlands is the second highest at 12% of GDP.

Coming in at #1, ever since 1980, is the United States at 17.6% of GDP. Almost triple that of Turkey, almost double that of the OECD average, almost 50% more than the next highest nation the Netherlands.

In the past, OECD published this in a bar chart. Here is 2009 data. I do wish they would add it back, unless it's there for 2010 and I cannot find it.

[dkf]

1. And the ACA dedicates MORE spending to health care.

This really bothers me that we are perpetuating the most inefficient and expensive system around.

[Welibs]

4. That's not true, read the CBO report at the link below. The ACA covers another 32 million people

will be visiting a doctor's office at an average cost of 75.00/visit rather than using emergency for primary care if they're uninsured at a cost of approx. 1900.00 just to walk in the door, before treatment!

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/03/conservatives-distort-cbo-data-to-claim-obamacare-costs-have-exploded.php

The ACA will reduce the debt over 10 years, not increase it!

Where do you see 'the most inefficient and expensive system around'? That's utter nonsense!

[Kennah]

6. Our per capita expenditure should also start to drop dramatically

It is $8,233 for 2010. Second highest is Norway at $5,388. In 2011, Norway fell to $5,236 while Switzerland rose to $5,489.

OECD average is $3,268. They spend LESS per capita, and they cover everyone. Fiscal conservatives objections stem from religious zealotry, neither facts nor finance.

[dkf]

8. Goodness did you miss the chart in the OP?

http://www.cnbc.com/id/48054565

And the debt goes down because there are increased taxes in the ACA.

[cbayer]

7. You either don't understand the bill or have been listening to sources that

want to intentionally mislead you about it.

[Firebrand Gary]

2. Considering this is a total expenditure, our percentile should decrease

as the insurance price control measures take effect. Additionally, as we shift to a preventive/wellness system and move away from sickness/emergent system the cost should also decline.

[xchrom]

3. Du rec. Nt

[cbayer]

5. If there was ever a system in need of fixing, it's our health care.

Thank goodness we finally kicked that door open.

I remain very optimistic.