Sure, measurement discrepancies do exist. However, the referenced study is focused almost entirely on Cuba. As a comparison point they use data from PERISTAT which is consistent among countries (or at least that's a goal of the program) for which Sweden is a member.
The point is that, however, you can pick almost any objective health measure and see a similar result. So either all of the measurements are wrong in favor of other nations, or there's a clear problem here.
I think the bigger challenge here is that health in a nation is about much more than just care delivery services. The nations that do better than the US also tend to have significantly greater, and more accessible, social services to the population. Lower income households will have access to higher quality foods, for example. Healthcare services can be rendered even to those who are not actively employed. etc.
Effectively, the US will need to decide if it cares about the health and well being of its population. If it does, we have just about one of the worst ways in modern society to accomplish it. Our method is more expensive, less enjoyable, and has worse outcomes.
The point is that, however, you can pick almost any objective health measure and see a similar result. So either all of the measurements are wrong in favor of other nations, or there's a clear problem here.
I think the bigger challenge here is that health in a nation is about much more than just care delivery services. The nations that do better than the US also tend to have significantly greater, and more accessible, social services to the population. Lower income households will have access to higher quality foods, for example. Healthcare services can be rendered even to those who are not actively employed. etc.
Effectively, the US will need to decide if it cares about the health and well being of its population. If it does, we have just about one of the worst ways in modern society to accomplish it. Our method is more expensive, less enjoyable, and has worse outcomes.