Health Care Quality
How Does the United States Compare with Other Countries on Cancer Survival and Access to Bone Marrow Transplantation? Gao ID: T-PEMD-94-21 April 14, 1994This testimony discusses two recent GAO reports (GAO/PEMD-94-5 and GAO/PEMD-94-10), each of which examines health care quality from an international, comparative perspective. The first compares survival rates for cancer patients in the United States and Ontario, Canada, while the second examines patterns in 10 countries in the use of bone marrow transplants to treat leukemia. Both studies focus on dimensions commonly associated with the quality of a health care system. The survival study compares outcomes for cancer patients, while the bone marrow study measures the availability and appropriateness of bone marrow transplants.