"Expensive health care is not always the best health care, says OECD’s Health at a Glance...[ ]. New internationally comparable indicators on quality of care show progress in treating serious conditions such as cancer. However, despite increasing rates of chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes, care for these conditions falls short of good practices in too many countries, resulting in deteriorating health and higher medical costs." [OECD text - media release 8th December]
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