Insurance coverage adequacy — How the US compares: 15 key statistics

How does the United States compare to other western countries in healthcare? Are more or fewer people satisfied with their coverage?

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France, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom all have national models of healthcare similar to the United States, according to a study from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions and published in GoHealth. So how does the United States stack up?

Percentage of primary care providers:

 
•United States: 82 percent
•Canada: 86 percent
•France: 84 percent
•Germany: 89 percent
•United Kingdom: 84 percent

Percent of people who feel “well covered” by insurance:

 
•United States: 35 percent
•Canada: 37 percent
•France: 37 percent
•Germany: 35 percent
•United Kingdom: 32 percent

Percentage of people who feel at least adequately insured:

 
•United States: 91 percent
•Canada: 92 percent
•France: 91 percent
•Germany: 91 percent
•United Kingdom: 88 percent

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