HEALTHGUARDIAN US
Why America is failing its health report card | Robert B Shpiner
The US spends 18% of its economy on healthcare, nearly twice the average of comparable nations, yet achieves worse outcomes like lower life expectancy and high preventable death rates. A 2026 Commonwealth Fund report ranks the US healthcare system as among the worst in developed nations, with life expectancy at 79 years, third from the bottom, and preventable death rates second worst, behind only Mexico.
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