Perhaps what you say about Japan is why a proponent of a comprehensive reform like Kaiser would overlook it in selectively presenting comparisons between countries.
I also notice that Japan has higher # of hospital days; I’m guessing that translates into more missed days at work, and may be an added hidden cost to their cost-controls on doctors and hospitals, as I read most of their hospitals operate at a deficit (that’s happening to a lot of hospitals under Romneycare as well).
I also see that a surge of U.S. per capita spending is coming in with increased surgi-centers etc. Again I’m guessing fewer missed work days, again a hidden cost of lagging technology, which is really the point of my Trabant comparison—low innovation, low technology in the Canadian model.
Just for perspective , if you have Canada as a Camry , what do you consider U.S.?
>Just for perspective , if you have Canada as a Camry , what do you consider U.S.?
Well, I would not want to push the analogy too far, but ...
Around 7% drive a Lexus LS, 20% drive an Avalon, around 40% are driving Outbacks and F150s and Sonics, 20% are driving beaters, and 15% are trying to hitch a ride...
BTW, here’s a European (German) perspective on why they level of innovation is higher in the US:
“How can we explain the American dominance in biomedical research and development?”
http://www.ostina.org/downloads/pdfs/bridgesvol7_BoehmArticle.pdf
-or-