The Political Determinants of Health Quotes

“According to the World Bank, half the annual expenditures worldwide on medical care are spent in the United States. We represent fewer than 5 percent of the world’s population, consume one half of its medical resources, yet we still rank near the bottom of industrialized countries for health. Why are we receiving such a poor rate of return?”
― Daniel E. Dawes, The Political Determinants of Health

“America is the undisputed world leader in many areas of evaluation, and most other countries look to us as exemplary on many different issues. However, we are not the healthiest people, even though we certainly should be, given our yearly per capita expenditure on health care—more, per person and absolutely, than in any other developed country.”
― Daniel E. Dawes, The Political Determinants of Health