Position Papers

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

Figure 5. Commonwealth Fund overall rankings of 6 countries, according to key indicators of performance.

Source: Calculated by the Commonwealth Fund based on the Commonwealth Fund 2004 International Health Policy Survey, the Commonwealth Fund 2005 International Health Policy Survey of Sicker Adults, the 2006 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians, and the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System National Scorecard (65) (http://www.commonwealthfund.org). *Data from 2003.