MGI presents detailed findings on the breakdown of costs in the U.S. health care system, the role that disease prevalence plays, and a high-level assessment of where, and how, the system creates value.
MGI frames seven principal issues that stakeholders in the health system should consider with respect to demand, supply, and intermediation, along with the importance of social values and norms. This chapter examines the important underlying dynamics at work within the system and presents a set of potential reform options for consideration.
Accounting for the costs of U.S. health care An interactive graphic examines why the United States spends more on health care than any other nation, even adjusting for relative wealth. View interactive graphic overview
U.S. health care reform debate MGI chairman Lenny Mendonca gave a keynote speech offering a fact base for the U.S. health care reform debate at a forum hosted by the Committee for Economic Development, the New America Foundation, and Better Health Care Together Coalition in Washington, DC. Read more and view the video on the Committee for Economic Development Web site
Why Americans pay more for health care The United States spends more on health care than comparable countries do and more than its wealth would suggest. Here's how—and why. Read more on the McKinsey Quarterly site
The challenge of funding Japan's future health care needs Health care spending in Japan could double as a proportion of GDP within 30 years, driven by advances in medical technology, growing wealth, and demographic changes. To close the funding gap, policy makers need to consider reforms such as adjusting reimbursement coverage to avoid more wasteful spending and encouraging more private payments without undermining universal coverage. Read more
Accounting for the cost of health care in the United States MGI finds that the United States spends $480 billion more on health care than other developed countries and explores whether this higher level of spending can be attributed to the relative health of the U.S. population or if the U.S. system is intrinsically more expensive. Read more
A framework to guide health care system reform MGI provides a framework for health care policy reform, including seven key principles that healthcare intermediaries can use to affect demand and supply of health care goods and services. Read more
Health care productivity In a 1996 report, MGI explores why health care's growing share of GDP makes it vitally important to improve productivity in this sector. Read more
