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Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2007;298(23):2730-2731.

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More adults in the United States than in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom want to completely rebuild their nation's health care system, according to a recent Commonwealth Fund survey of 12 000 adults in 7 countries.

The telephone survey's findings are detailed in a Health Affairs article, Toward Higher Performance Health Systems: Adults' Views and Experiences with Primary Care, Care Coordination and Safety in Seven Countries 2007 (http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/26/6/w717).

A recent survey asked patients in 7 countries about how well their health care system functions.

The 7 countries in the survey have diverse insurance systems, and all of them are seeking to find ways to get better value for their health care dollar. The survey found that insurance design, the organization of care, and having a solid relationship with a primary care source are important for providing quality care in any . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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