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The entire western world population is both aging and fattening, but the US has consistently had poor outcomes relative to spending. This explanation doesn't c
by XorNot 4y ago
The entire western world population is both aging and fattening, but the US has consistently had poor outcomes relative to spending.
This explanation doesn't cut it: per-capita the US spends the most but it's demographic trends are not unique.
- Retric 4y agoThe US is unusually obese. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_obesity#/media/File:Obesity_country_comparison_-_path.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_obesity#/media... But US healthcare is also horrifically inefficient largely due to a combination of a private insurance system, poor management, and massive government subsidies. Unfortunately any effort to improve efficiency would lower profits or cost jobs.