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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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