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Pay more, die younger....


               
2017 Aug 2, 11:59am   1,851 views  6 comments

by Heraclitusstudent   follow (8)  

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-health-care-spending/

Typically, the more a developed country spends on health care, the longer its people live. The U.S., which spends the most on health care, bucks that trend. Compared to the 35 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which promotes policies to improve social and economic well-being, the U.S. life expectancy of 78.8 years ranks 27th.

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1   Ceffer   @   2017 Aug 2, 12:03pm  

You mean the Japanese get five extra years of doddering, drool bucket magnificence? What an outrage.

2   Heraclitusstudent   @   2017 Aug 2, 12:07pm  

Look at the bright side: they save $5000/yrs in the process...

3   FNWGMOBDVZXDNW   @   2017 Aug 2, 12:16pm  

Part of it may be quality of health care. The elephant in the room is culture. How much do we care about health? How much do we know about it? How much of our time and attention span do we devote to it? I'm guessing the problem is us. We like to spend money on it, but probably don't bother working healthy habits into our lives.

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