private health insurance has the highest administrative costs of any health care payer in the world. Reid concludes that in the U.S., the cost is higher due to the complexity of our health care system and the way American health insurance is managed. On basic measures of health systems performance: coverage, quality, cost control and choice, the U.S. The purpose of Reid’s quest was to find out why health care in other free market economies have better outcomes at a lower cost than in the U.S. In India, he received herbal medicines and full-body massages with sesame oil, with surprisingly good results. The orthopedist in France recommended physical therapy to strengthen the muscular system in his shoulder. His American orthopedist recommended that his shoulder be replaced with a man-made titanium device. Reid took his injured shoulder to doctors around the world to see how their health care systems would treat his shoulder pain. The healing of America : a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care.
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