1. The leading global network of the health insurance industry Tom Sackville

3. NHS (England) STAFF 1.4m POPULATION 55.4m MINISTER

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6. NHS (England) STAFF 1.4m POPULATION 55.4m PERMANENT SECRETARY

7. UK PMI Market 2000 -2010 Source Laing & Buisson 2011

9. Physicians (Per 10,000 Population) 2010 Definitions: Physicians: Includes generalists and specialists. Sources: WHO, World Health Statistics 2011, available at: http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/2011/en/index.html.http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/2011/en/index.html

10. Physician Visits per Capita Per Year, 2008 Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).

11. THE COMMONWEALTH FUND Number of Acute Care Hospitals Beds per 1,000 Population Source : International Profiles of Health Care Systems, The Commonwealth Fund June 2010 To learn more about new publications when they become available, visit the Funds Website http://www.commonwealthfund.org and register to receive e-mail alerts. Commonwealth Fund pub. no. 1417http://www.commonwealthfund.org

12. Average length of stay in hospital for all causes, 2000 and 2009 (or nearest year) Source: OECD Health Data 2011; WHO-Europe for the Russian Federation and national sources for other non-OECD countries.

13. 13 Sources: American Hospital Association, AHA Trendwatch Chartbook 2008, 2008. Hospital Revenue and Expenses per Admission (American Hospitals) FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY

14. International Federation of Health Plans 2012 Comparative Price Report Medical and Hospital Fees by Country www.ifhp.com

15. 15 USA 25 th Percentile Average Price USA 95 th Percentile ($ USD) 2012 Scanning and Imaging: MRI

16. 16 USA 25 th Percentile Average Price USA 95 th Percentile ($ USD) 2012 Cost Per Hospital Day

17. 17 USA 25 th Percentile Average Price USA 95 th Percentile ($ USD) 2012 Total Hospital and Physician Cost: Appendectomy

18. 18 USA 25 th Percentile Average Price USA 95 th Percentile ($ USD) 2012 Total Hospital and Physician Cost: Hip Replacement

19. 19 USA 25 th Percentile Average Price USA 95 th Percentile ($ USD) 2012 Physician Fees: Cataract Surgery

20. 20 USA 25 th Percentile Average Price USA 95 th Percentile ($ USD) 2012 Drugs: Lipitor Lipitor is commonly prescribed for high cholesterol.

21. 21 USA 25 th Percentile Average Price USA 95 th Percentile ($ USD) 2012 Drugs: Cymbalta Cymbalta is commonly prescribed for depression, anxiety, and fibromyalgia.

22. 22 2010 Health Spending as Percent of GDP Source: OECD Health Spending 2012. Data represents 2010 or most recent year. OECD Average

23. High health-care costs: Its all in the pricing By Ezra Klein © Assembléon 23

24. © Assembléon 24 Every year, iFHP, a global insurance trade association that includes more than 100 insurers in 25 countries releases survey data showing the prices that insurers are actually paying for different drugs, devices, and medical services in different countries. And every year, the data is shocking. The IFHP just released the data for 2012. And yes, once again, the numbers are shocking. This is the fundamental fact of American health care: We pay much, much more than other countries do for the exact same things. But this post isnt about the why. Its about the prices, and the graphs. By Ezra Klein