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> As to quality, you say it's the best in the world, but the fact that the US now has a life expectancy lower than China, Cuba, and Albania determines that this
by Swizec 3y ago
> As to quality, you say it's the best in the world, but the fact that the US now has a life expectancy lower than China, Cuba, and Albania determines that this is a lie.
The sad truth about those stats is that if you split them by social class, you get two distinct groups: disenfranchised people with some of the worst health outcomes in the world, and privileged people with some of the best.
The childibrth related mortality rate for black american women is 3x higher than for white women, for example.
- sh34r 3y agoThe US is also extremely segregated, and a substantial percentage of black Americans live in those confederate states that have not expanded Medicaid yet. Texas has a higher maternal mortality rate than Iran. Geography is a greater determinant of health than race. People die a full 7 years earlier on average in Mississippi than California or Massachusetts, and 6 years earlier in West Virginia. There's a clear correlation with income here, but one can easily argue that both income and life expectancy are downstream of policy. Red state policies are simply bad for your health and your wallet.