An article in the Washington Post discussing comparisons of healthcare systems in different high-income countries noted that

Question:

An article in the Washington Post discussing comparisons of healthcare systems in different high-income countries noted that “the United States is known internationally for high-quality care. And its resources and capabilities in research and development of treatments made the United States a key player in the development of coronavirus vaccines.” However, the article also says that “meanwhile health care in the United States is the least affordable [among the countries being compared]. . . . U.S. doctors are the most likely to face difficulty in getting medication or treatment for patients because of restrictions on insurance coverage.” Use these observations and the information in Table 5.3 briefly discusses the difficulty of determining whether one country’s health care system is more successful than another country’s health care system. Your answer should indicate which goals are most important for a health care system to achieve.

data from table 5.3