U.S. lagging in health care

Interesting article in the Washington Post regarding a study just published in Health Affairs. This study found that the U.S. is behind other countries on: 1) after-hours health care; 2) adoption of electronic medical records; and 3) investment in primary care systems.

"'Although the U.S. pays more for health care than any other country, we are under-investing in our primary care system,' Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund, the foundation that sponsored the survey, said in a statement. 'Other countries have made high-quality primary care a priority by putting into place the financial and technical systems that support access to, and delivery of, such care.'"