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← Medical · All 20 for Diabetes mellitus

United States

Diabetes mellitus · Metabolic / renal

High-tech acute care; prior auth; huge price variation by payer. Primary-care chronic-disease packages + newer cardio-renal drugs. High obesity/diabetes; GLP-1 boom with insurance fights

Rank in this country#6
Share of deaths4.1%
Master rank#9
System quality rank#20

Access & coverage

Medicare/Medicaid + commercial

Fragmented: employer, Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, uninsured residual

Treatment

  • SGLT2/GLP-1 access is a major cross-country difference
  • Metformin / newer agents (SGLT2, GLP-1) where funded
  • Insulin pathways; dialysis / transplant for ESRD
  • Complication screening (eyes, feet, kidneys)

Prevention

  • Obesity / diabetes screening in primary care
  • CKD screening in diabetes and hypertension
  • School / workplace nutrition environments (weak but present)

Lifestyle

  • Calorie balance, diet quality, walking / resistance training
  • Glucose and BP self-management education
  • Sodium and protein guidance in CKD

What stands out here

Country emphasis: High obesity/diabetes; GLP-1 boom with insurance fights

vs master: +0.9 percentage points vs Top 20 average share.