Bradley/Taylor: Inadequate attention to and investment in services - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Bradley/Taylor: Inadequate attention to and investment in services that address the broader determinants of health is the unnamed culprit behind why the United States spends so much on health care but continues to lag behind in health outcomes.

High Spending on Health Care 18 16 14 12 Percent of GDP 10 Total Health 8 Service 6 Expenditures 4 2 0 Source: OECD Health Data 2009, Social Expenditure Dataset (Paris, France: OECD, 2009) Slides from Elizabeth Bradley, Feb 2014 Elizabeth.Bradley@yale.edu

Incorporating Social Service Spending 35 30 25 Percent of GDP Total Social Service 20 Expenditures 15 Total Health 10 Service Expenditures 5 0 Source: OECD Health Data 2009, Social Expenditure Dataset (Paris, France: OECD, 2009) Slides from Elizabeth Bradley, Feb 2014 ; Elizabeth.Bradley@yale.edu

U.S. Ranking among 34 OECD Countries 35 31 st 30 28 th 26 th 25 th 25 20 15 10 5 0 Maternal Life Expectancy Low Birth Infant Mortality Mortality Weight Source: OECD, Health at a Glance 2009 : OECD Publishing Slides from Elizabeth Bradley, Feb 2014; Elizabeth.Bradley@yale.edu

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