Why America is failing its health report card | Robert B Shpiner
Summary
The United States spends much more on healthcare than other rich countries but has worse health outcomes, including a lower life expectancy and many people without health coverage. The US is also cutting back on global health aid and disease control efforts, which experts say will lead to more disease outbreaks and deaths both abroad and at home.Key Facts
- The US spends 18% of its economy on healthcare, nearly double the average of similar countries.
- Americans pay about $12,649 per person on healthcare, roughly ten times more than in Mexico.
- US life expectancy is 79 years, over two years less than other wealthy countries, ranking third from the bottom.
- About 27 million Americans have no health insurance coverage.
- The US has the fewest primary care doctors per person and 100 million people lack a regular place for routine healthcare.
- Black women in the US have a higher death rate from childbirth than in any other wealthy country.
- The US has sharply reduced its staff at the Agency for International Development and withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
- Cuts to global health aid are projected to cause 14 million additional deaths by 2030, including 4.5 million children under five.
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