“In May, the Commonwealth Fund issued its latest comparison of the U.S. medical system with five other wealthy nations’ systems: Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand and Great Britain. Predictably, the study begins: ‘Despite having the most costly health system in the world, the United States consistently underperforms.’ I was immediately suspicious, considering the loaded study by the World Health Organization seven years ago. My suspicion was justified. It turns out the new study is almost as biased as the WHO’s. The authors write, ‘The U.S. is the only country in the study without universal health insurance coverage, partly accounting for its poor performance on access, equity and health outcomes.’ I see. America ‘underperforms’ because we don’t have enough government intervention.” (08/29/07)