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Re:Why Americans Die So Much More Than Europeans by bradknowles on Sunday September 12, 2021 @10:32PM (#28507264)
The other factor in Europe is the healthcare system. They have universal healthcare, and we don’t.

So, if you don’t have insurance in the US and you’re in a poor neighborhood, then yes — you’re likely to have a lower standard of care.

But in Europe, everyone has state-provided insurance, and the quality of healthcare is much more consistent.

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Re:Why Americans Die So Much More Than Europeans by alkonaut on Monday September 13, 2021 @02:22PM (#28514865)
Most would agree that at least the richest in the US have better care than the lower percentile ms of Europeans. The outcomes according to the article suggests that even the richest don’t reach European longevity.

There could be multiple factors overlapping here though I suspect. For all but the richest, public healthcare helps, but for the richest the obesity gap closes any benefit in healthcare (diminishing returns in better care easily overshadowed by even slightly worse lifestyles).

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