Americans spend more on healthcare than people in other developed countries but, according to new analysis published in Health Affairs, they also get better results. The study focused on cancer treatments and survival rates, comparing the U.S. with 10 European countries including France, Germany, Norway, Scotland, and Finland. The results found that, between 1983 and 1999, cancer care in the U.S. rose in price by 49 percent while it grew only 16 percent in Europe. When looking at cancer survival rates, however, the research revealed that Americans lived an average of 11.1 years after diagnosis while European patients survived an average of 9.3 years. Read more »
