Business Roundtable compares health costs, outcomes. U.S. fails

The Business Roundtable says other developed nations (governments and business combined), spend 63% per capita of what the U.S. does--and their populations are healthier.

... in 2006, the United States – including employers, employees, retirees and the
government – spent far more on health care per capita than did either group of competitors: $828 more per capita than G-5 countries and $1,654 more per capita than BIC countries. Both gaps areadjusted for per capita GDP differences and have expanded significantly since 2004.