Post by Soutpeel on Apr 7, 2017 7:58:33 GMT 7
Rich Americans live up to 15 years longer than poor peers, studies find
Health insurance system – the most expensive in the world – is worsening situation, researchers find, arguing healthcare should be treated as human right
You can’t buy time – except, it seems, in America.
Increasing inequality means wealthy Americans can now expect to live up to 15 years longer than their poor counterparts, reports in the British medical journal the Lancet have found.
Researchers said these disparities appear to be worsened by the American health system itself, which relies on for-profit insurance companies, and is the most expensive in the world.
Their conclusion? Treat healthcare as a human right.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/06/us-healthcare-wealth-income-inequality-lifespan
Health insurance system – the most expensive in the world – is worsening situation, researchers find, arguing healthcare should be treated as human right
You can’t buy time – except, it seems, in America.
Increasing inequality means wealthy Americans can now expect to live up to 15 years longer than their poor counterparts, reports in the British medical journal the Lancet have found.
Researchers said these disparities appear to be worsened by the American health system itself, which relies on for-profit insurance companies, and is the most expensive in the world.
Their conclusion? Treat healthcare as a human right.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/06/us-healthcare-wealth-income-inequality-lifespan
