Position Papers

Achieving a High-Performance Health Care System with Universal Access: What the United States Can Learn from Other Countries

Figure 3. Percentage of national health expenditures spent on health administration and insurance, 2003.

Source: Commonwealth Fund National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance: Complete Chartpack (62) (http://www.commonwealthfund.org). *Data from 2002. †Data from 1999. ‡Data from 2001. §Includes claims administration, underwriting, marketing, profits, and other administrative costs; based on premiums minus claims expenses for private insurance.