Medical Economics August 15, 2022
Richard Payerchin, Logan Lutton

European Union nations spend less on health care, but residents live longer than Americans.

A strong commitment to community-based primary care would help Americans live longer and better, according to a new report.

That recommendation is among ways to improve life expectancy in the United States, which lags behind other countries, despite the nation spending the most money on health care of any nation on earth. The new Commonwealth Fund report states the issue plainly in its title: “Americans, No Matter the State They Live In, Die Younger Than People in Many Other Countries.”

Researchers compared the 50 states, District of Columbia and other developed countries that are part of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). They compared...

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