Healthcare Über Alles

Ezra's post on the German healthcare system is up. This one's worth a look-see, if only because it was the basis of Clinton's plan. An excerpt:

Per capita, Germany spends $2,817 on health care for its citizens. America spends $5,267 (which in unbelievably high, by the way -- you should really check out how nuts that is, a point well-made by this Excel file comparison). According to the WHO, Germany's health care system is #6 in fairness of financial burden, #14 in overall goal attainment, and #14 in terms of overall performance. America's system is 54th in fairness(!), 15th in goal attainment, and 37th in overall performance.

Seriously, this has been such an excellent series of posts - I hope Ezra makes them quickly linkable from his site, or offers them as a single downloadable document, or something. Nice to have someone looking out for the healthcare ignoramuses among us (I include myself in that group).