Life Expectancy and Health Care Reform
June 12, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Health care reform is a hot topic these days, and for good reason. Costs are out of hand, people are spending large chunks of their income just to remain healthy, and more and more people are going into debt.
As the discussion for health care reforms deepens, one thing experts are looking at is life expectancy. People in the United States have a life expectancy of 78.1 years, which ranks 50th out of 224 nations. This figure is “despite spending more money than any other country on health care.”
Some experts say that the reason for this figure is the “privatized nature of the U.S. health care system.”
Do you agree?
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