election year debate. meanwhile, our out of control health care costs continue to climb. no other nation spends more than 12% of its economy on health care. american spends 17%. what s more, we don t really benefit from the huge price tag. our healthy life expectancy, the standard measurement, ranks only 29th in the world behind slovenia. our infant mortality rate ranks 30th. it s more than twice that of sweden and japan. so what is our problem? in this hour, we re going to take you around the world to study health care systems in other countries. to find out what lessons we can learn from others. we ll visit great britain, taiwan and switzerland to find out what those nations are doing right and they re doing wrong. we ll show you some really interesting innovation going on back here in america. in one of the most poorest, crime-ridden cities in the nation. but, first, let s talk about the one thing americans are certain is bad. government-run health departmentcare. across t
what s more, we don t really benefit from the huge price tag. our healthy life expectancy, the standard measurement, ranks only 29th in the world, behind slovenia. our infant mortality rate ranks 30th. it s more than twice that of sweden and japan. so what is our problem? in this hour, and in a time magazine essay, we re going to take you around the world to study health care systems in other countries. to find out what lessons we can learn from others. we ll visit great britain, taiwan, and switzerland to find out what those nations are doing right and what they re doing wrong. we ll also show you some really interesting innovation going on back here in america, in one of the poorest, most crime-ridden cities in the nation. but first, let s talk about the one thing americans are certain is bad. government-run health care, across the atlantic, in great britain. is the nation s health service an evil death panel, as some say? let s take a look. during america s debate over
health care costs continue to climb. no other nation spends more than 12% of its economy on health care. america spends 17%. what s more, we don t really benefit from the huge price tag. our healthy life expectancy, the standard measurement, ranks only 29th in the world, behind slovenia. our infant mortality rate ranks 30th. it s more than twice that of sweden and japan. so what is our problem? in this hour, and in a time magazine essay, we re going to take you around the world to study health care systems in other countries. to find out what lessons we can learn from others. we ll visit great britain, taiwan, and switzerland to find out what those nations are doing right and what they re doing wrong. we ll also show you some really interesting innovation going on back here in america, in one of the poorest, most crime-ridden cities in the nation. but first, let s talk about the one thing americans are certain is bad. government-run health care, across the atlantic, in grea
no other nation spends more than 12% of its economy on health care. america spends 17%. what s more, we don t really benefit from the huge price tag. our healthy life expectancy, the standard measurement, ranks only 29th in the world, behind slovenia. our infant mortality rate ranks 30th. it s more than twice that of sweden and japan. so what is our problem? in this hour, and in a time magazine essay, we re going to take you around the world to study health care systems in is other countries, to find out what lessons we can learn from others. we ll visit great britain, taiwan, and switzerland to find out what those nations are doing right and what they re doing wrong. we ll also show you some really interesting innovation going on back here in america, in one of the poorest, most crime-ridden cities in the nation. but first, let s talk about the one thing americans are certain is bad. government-run health care, across the atlantic, in great britain. is the nation s health