America’s Early-Death Rate was an Outlier Pre-Pandemic
The US has hit been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing the worst outbreak of all wealthy industrialized nations. This has resulted in a dramatic spike in early deaths. Unfortunately, this is only the exacerbation of a pre-existing trend. Researchers using a data from the CDC and an international mortality database found that the US began falling behind Japan and 16 nations in western Europe as early as the 1980’s, with over 600,000 early deaths in 2019 alone.
Huge Disconnect Between Dollars Spent On U.S. Healthcare And Value Produced
The U.S. spends more on healthcare per capita than any other developed nation; more than $11,000 per person annually. However, [...]
Extracting Maximum Value from Health Spending
From 1990 thru 2015, the United States experienced a 3.3 -year increase in life expectancy. In a recently published study, [...]
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