Mitt Romney yesterday praised the Israeli health system, noting that the Jewish state spends far less of its GDP on health care than does the U.S. and is still a “pretty healthy nation.”
Liberal Washington Post pundit Ezra Klein finds Romney’s praise noteworthy:
Romney’s point about Israel’s success in controlling health care costs is spot on: Its health care system has seen health care costs grow much slower than other industrialized nations.
How it has gotten there, however, may not be to the Republican candidate’s liking: Israel regulates its health care system aggressively, requiring all residents to carry insurance and capping revenue for various parts of the country’s health care system.
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Romney’s and Klein’s praise notwithstanding, it’s worth noting that not all is peachy with Israel’s health care system.
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