Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoUS healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study findsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkUS healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study findsarstechnica.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square35fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·19 days 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-up0·19 days agoand black women, due to racism, mysogyny they are often ignored, or dont seek treatment.
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agoWhite women too, though.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·18 days 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-up0·18 days 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.