duplicate medical tests, among sicker adults, 2005

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6 9 10 11 18 20 0 20 40 UK NZ CAN AUS US GER 15 25 23 12 21 16 23 W hite Black H ispanic Above average incom e B elow average incom e Insured U ninsured International comparison United States, by race/ethnicity, income, and insurance status Duplicate Medical Tests, Among Sicker Adults, 2005 Percent reporting that doctor ordered test that had already been done in past two years Source: Commonwealth Fund National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2006. Data: Analysis of 2005 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Sicker Adults; Schoen et al. 2005a. ited Kingdom; NZ=New Zealand; CAN=Canada; AUS=Australia; US=United States; GER=Germany.

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International comparisonUnited States, by race/ethnicity,income, and insurance status

Duplicate Medical Tests, Among Sicker Adults, 2005

Percent reporting that doctor ordered test that had already been done in past two years

Source: Commonwealth Fund National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2006.Data: Analysis of 2005 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Sicker Adults; Schoen et al. 2005a.

UK=United Kingdom; NZ=New Zealand; CAN=Canada; AUS=Australia; US=United States; GER=Germany.