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Re:Life expectancy in the U.S. is declining for middle-aged ... by scottlocklin on Monday December 02, 2019 @11:01AM (#21683573)
It's certainly true that the health care system in the US is bonkers, and there are manifest injustices in how things work, but it also represents an enormous failure in public health efforts. 4/10 US adults are obese. Only 30% of the country manages to not be overweight!
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Re:Life expectancy in the U.S. is declining for middle-aged ... by claudeganon on Monday December 02, 2019 @11:04AM (#21683616)
The absence of good public health initiatives is also the result of the fractured, poor quality, expensive, private healthcare system in the US.
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Re:Life expectancy in the U.S. is declining for middle-aged ... by scottlocklin on Monday December 02, 2019 @04:17PM (#21687043)
That doesn't at all follow. People aren't fat and out of shape because health care (aka being able to see a doctor) is private or because it sucks; they are so because it isn't considered a national priority like it was at one point in US history. How many people graduate high school knowing how to take care of their bodies?

For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fISgKl8dB3M

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