America a world leader in health care

Wait- make that a leader in how much we spend for health care. The results, not so much:

Americans pay more when they get sick than people in other Western nations and receive more confused, error-prone treatment, according to the largest survey to compare U.S. health care with other nations.

The survey of nearly 7,000 sick adults in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain and Germany found Americans were the most likely to pay at least $1,000 in out-of-pocket expenses. More than half went without needed care because of cost, the survey found, and more than a third endured mistakes and disorganized care when they did get treated.

While patients in every nation sometimes run into obstacles to getting care and face deficiencies in treatment, the United States stood out for having the highest error rates, most disorganized care and highest costs, the survey found.

Fixing the massive problems that arise from the most "error-prone" health care system in the world will require more than just shielding it from malpractice lawsuits, as was the President's big solution last year.

This is something that Ezra posts about almost feverishly, and something I'm certainly not well versed in. I'm sure he'll have more on this than I could offer soon.