The Huffington Post in less than a decade positioned itself
as a forerunner in electronic journalism, something that traditional newsprint
based or even television based media have not been as successful in
accomplishing. In 2011, AOL purchased
the company for $315 Million, and in 2012 one of its commentary series took a Pulitzer
prize. The point being, if you are
wanting to stay on top of news globally, nationally or even regionally – plug in
to Huff.
In the midst of the US government shutdown, the Huffpost did
a piece on why US health care is so expensive, and helped negate the myth that
Americans don’t pay much for health care through their tax dollars. According to Huff, US citizens actually are
paying more in taxes for health care per capita than Canadians.
So the story is well worth reading, okay its not a story
other than 12 pictures – but a picture tells a whole story. From
demonstrating the costs for health care, hospitalization and drugs, through poorer health outcomes and life
expectancy, the series of 12 graphs tell a bleak story of inefficiency and poor
quality.
The international comparison from a US perspective
incorporates Canada in 2/3rds of the graphs and provides a good overview of the
relative benefit and inefficiencies of the Canadian system. The data are from OCED Health
data and sliced for public consumption in a fashion that tells an American
story with international flavour.
The full article can be accessed at Huffingtonpost
october 3 2013
Having adequately complimented Huffington for its work, unabashedly
below find some of the key graphics “stolen” from the website for DrPHealth
viewers to get a taste of what the full article will provide.
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