The U.S. spends dramatically more on health care than other high-income nations but has the worst health outcomes on nearly every metric, a new report shows.
“Americans are living shorter, less healthy lives because our health system is not working as well as it could be,” said report author Munira Gunja, according to
The U.S. was the only country in the study that does not guarantee health coverage. The authors noted that 8.6% of people in the U.S. were uninsured in 2021 and said the country’s health system seems “designed to discourage people from using services.” People in the U.S. had the fewest annual health care visits, compared to other countries, at just four per year.
The U.S. had the worst rates among 12 peer countries studied for life expectancy, death due to assault, avoidable deaths, infant and maternal mortality, and obesity.
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