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Americans Die Younger Than People in Any Other Rich Country. Why?

Plain English with Derek Thompson

CHAPTER

The Importance of Inequality in Healthcare

The US and our healthcare system is unique in many ways. We are one of the few countries in the OECD that do not have universal health insurance. And we don't have the same kind of access to affordable and accessible primary care as most rich countries. The UK has significantly fewer general practitioners per capita than most rich countries, certainly less than the UK.

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