Why is life expectancy way lower in the US than the other civilized countries

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(09-01-2023, 10:06 AM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: Yes but actually health care expenditures is higher than the other countries. 

Sounds this money is being badly allocated.

People don't go to the doctor in the US.  It costs too much for too many people.  Then small things become big things and if the insurance company decides you can't get the medicine/care the doctor says you need well too bad.

We're are going through that right night (and again) for one of my wife's medicines.  A few years ago they made her try two or three "cheaper" ones but they didn't work and all had bad side effects.  Now they want her to do that again because the insurance company "doesn't keep those records".  Luckily we have a months supply and time to dispute it with the doctor's backing.

But that's America where you and your doctors don't decide what is best...some bean counter does.

And that's just one of the issues.