We spend far more, but our health care is falling behind Australia, Canada, Germany, Britain, New Zealand spend less, serve better

 

Filmmaker Michael Moore might be onto something in his new documentary, "Sicko." These days, fewer Americans are buying the claim that the United States has the best medical system in the world.

With polls showing that health care is Americans' top domestic concern, politicians are scrambling to propose reforms. Consumers are buying lower-cost online drugs from foreign sources, and some even become "medical tourists" to obtain affordable treatment in other countries.

We spend far more, but our health care is falling behind / Australia, Canada, Germany, Britain, New Zealand spend less, serve better