Thursday, September 3, 2009

health care reform...

Jason says not to say it.

How about a chart?

Exhibit 2
Total Health Expenditures Per Capita, U.S. and Selected Countries, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2003

 

1970

1980

1990

2003

Australia

$252*

$691

$1,306

$2,886

Austria

193

770

1,328

2,958

Belgium

148

636

1,341

3,044^

Canada

299

783

1,737

2,998

Denmark

384*

927

1,522

2,743^

Finland

191

590

1,419

2,104

France

205

697

1,532

3,048

Iceland

163

703

1,593

3,159

Ireland

117

519

794

2,455

Italy

NA

NA

1,387

2,314

Japan

149

580

1,116

2,249e

Luxembourg

163

640

1,533

4,611^

Netherlands

NA

755

1,435

2,909e

Norway

141

665

1,393

3,769

Sweden

312

944

1,589

2,745

Switzerland

351

1,031

2,029

3,847

United Kingdom

163

480

987

2,317^

United States

352

1,072

2,752

5,711

http://www.kff.org/insurance/snapshot/chcm010307oth.cfm

 

Posted via web from Jim Nichols

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