Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUS healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study findsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down13
arrow-up1394arrow-down1external-linkUS healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study findsarstechnica.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square40linkfedilink
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoHere’s the report: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2026/may/us-health-care-global-perspective-2026 Pretty depressing read if you’re an American:
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoand black women, due to racism, mysogyny they are often ignored, or dont seek treatment.
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWhite women too, though.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agodont think so, white woman often seek help and are more likely to be listened to if the doctor is also a female. they do get ignored for certain illnesses though which is tragic, like unusual symptoms of heart attack, or gynecological cancers.
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoIt’s right in the graph. US-White is at 14.5. Only Mexico and Chile ls higher (and US-Black). US has a well known problem with maternal mortality.
Here’s the report: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2026/may/us-health-care-global-perspective-2026
Pretty depressing read if you’re an American:
and black women, due to racism, mysogyny they are often ignored, or dont seek treatment.
White women too, though.
dont think so, white woman often seek help and are more likely to be listened to if the doctor is also a female. they do get ignored for certain illnesses though which is tragic, like unusual symptoms of heart attack, or gynecological cancers.
It’s right in the graph. US-White is at 14.5. Only Mexico and Chile ls higher (and US-Black). US has a well known problem with maternal mortality.