Just kind of curious, what point are you trying to make with the above chart?
Facts show that the US spends more on health care per person with less than optimal longevity compared to other countries who spend thousands less per person with longer longevity.
Facts show that the US spends more on health care per person with less than optimal longevity compared to other countries who spend thousands less per person with longer longevity.
I thought the chart was fairly self explanatory.
Until you realize that Americans don't live as long because they choose to live unhealthy life styles and that those same unhealthy life styles increase spending on health care.
Until you realize that Americans don't live as long because they choose to live unhealthy life styles and that those same unhealthy life styles increase spending on health care.
So you blame Americans living unhealthy lifestyles for our health care costs?
So you blame Americans living unhealthy lifestyles for our health care costs?
Not all of it, but it is definitely one of the problems. Hospitals being inefficient is another reason, and of course, overpricing. You seem to think your chart proves something though, when it doesn't prove anything other then we spend more.