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Less comprehensive social policies may contribute to lower life expectancies and worse health in the U.S. compared to other high-income countries.
Less comprehensive social policies may contribute to lower life expectancies and worse health in the U.S. compared to other high-income countries.
Americans lead shorter and less healthy lives than people in other high-income countries. Is this US health disadvantage specific to some US populations, diseases, or particular age groups? And what explains these variations in the length and quality of life between Americans and other high-income countries? Mauricio Avendano and Ichiro Kawachi review the evidence and find the American health […]