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Ranking by quality of healthcare

The lead mentions several studies which rank countries by some healthcare measure, such as "health access, efficiency, and equity" and "access and quality". The US generally gets mediocre or poor scores on these rankings. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure that some aspects of US healthcare are world class (cancer treatment comes to mind). I think these may be just as relevant to include in the lead. But I'm not sure where to start. I don't really think it's important to "balance" the lead with good and bad facts; but the current lead is so oddly written, as if it's trying to convey something with its tone. Would it be better to add new studies that showcase the high quality aspects of US healthcare, or to rephrase the description of the current studies with a more neutral POV? Ornilnas (talk) 22:22, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

is 'world leading' not completely subjective to economic status? if I go to most countries in the world, wouldn't I theoretically be able to get good cancer treatment provided I paid enough?

Compared to European countries, America's per capita expenditure on healthcare is several times higher, and the life expectancy is lower, which is why the USA tends to do poorly on such studies. Sebimus (talk) 11:46, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Global Poverty and Practice

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— Assignment last updated by Nathan.brenn (talk) 21:43, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding to History & Impact of drug companies, Cleaning up Demographic differences

I plan on adding to the "History" section as well as the "Impact of drug companies" subsection (primarily with current initiatives taken both by federal legislation as well as more state-wide programs). I also will be cleaning up the "Demographic differences" section to make certain sentences more concise and overall provide more clarity to remain centralized to the main topic of the article. Mkaddache (talk) 19:10, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Global Poverty and Practice

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— Assignment last updated by Sravani.khanal (talk) 05:44, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to add in to the health insurance and accessibility section, or in the Healthcare reform debate about the pros and cons of Medicaid expansion, as well as current debates going on in the field, such as the issues of Medicaid patients being treated as second class.

I would also like to add in a section about the social determinants of health, and resources that people in the US have to address these, such as hospital-based intervention programs, community health centers, free clinics, etc.

I would also like to add in the healthcare equity section a bit about the effectiveness of trauma-informed care and the ways the healthcare system treats patients that experience physical trauma. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sravani.khanal (talk • contribs) 06:05, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]