The challenge of reforming Japan’s health system Three interrelated factors are impeding Japan’s ability to reform its health system: resources are overutilized, many of the proposed solutions fail to address root causes, and political considerations make reform difficult. Read
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How health care costs contribute to income disparity in the United States
Recent trends in health care costs, health care coverage, and household income have contributed to growing disparities between different income groups in the United States.
Accounting for the cost of health care in the United States
MGI finds that the U.S. spends $480 billion more on health care than other developed countries then explores whether this higher level of spending can be attributed to the relative health of the U.S. population or if the U.S. system is intrinsically more expensive. Read more
The challenge of funding Japan's future health care needs
Health care spending in Japan could double as a proportion of GDP within 30 years, driven by advances in medical technology, growing wealth, and demographic changes. To close the funding gap, policy makers need to consider reforms such as adjusting reimbursement coverage to avoid more wasteful spending and encouraging more private payments without undermining universal coverage.
A framework to guide health care system reform, January 2007
MGI provides a framework for health care policy reform, including seven key principles that health care intermediaries can use to affect demand and supply of health care goods and services.
Health care's growing share of GDP makes improving productivity
in this sector vitally important. MGI compared the productivity
of health care systems in the U.S., Germany, and the U.K.
and found that the U.S. was in the lead.
Accounting for the costs of U.S. health care An interactive graphic examines why the United States spends more on health care than any other nation, even adjusting for relative wealth.
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