Umair Haque, from Harvard Business, has an excellent post that shows how we spend more and get less for our health care dollar.
It’s scary how much more we spend than others. He brings in some other data as well that shows the US having lower life expectancy and infant mortality rates. Although, there is some analysis which shows we might not actual be very different in terms of outcomes when you adjust for fatal injuries like accidents and homicides.
And the higher infant mortality rate is likely due to low birth weight driven by higher rates of teen pregnancy.
In any case, we do spend a LOT more than everyone else and don’t seem to get much for the extra cash.
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