Peter ButlerNov 1, 2024

Mississippi’s firearm mortality rate is 3x higher than Iraq's

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/2024/oct/comparing-deaths-gun-violence-us-other-countries

#Guns #Death #Statistics #CommonwealthFund

Comparing Deaths from Gun Violence in the U.S. with Other Countries

Gun deaths contribute significantly to rising rates of preventable mortality and continue driving down life expectancy for Americans.

Nick Byrd, Ph.D.Sep 20, 2024

Intriguing #health #science hypothesis in yesterday’s report from the #CommonwealthFund:

"One possible explanation [of high U.S. performance on care process] lies in the ...pay-for-performance, or #valueBasedCare, efforts that ... may have succeeded in ...preventive services in particular."

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/sep/mirror-mirror-2024

#healthcare #policy #business #ethics #economics #science #medicine #Geisinger #KaiserPermanente

Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Health System

Mirror, Mirror 2024 compares the health systems of 10 countries on five domains: access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity, and outcomes.