Re:The U.S. Just Lost 26 Years' Worth of Progress on Life Ex...
by giantg2 on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @10:20AM
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"Addressing these gaps in life expectancy would require the U.S. to overhaul its health care system and make it work for everyone, many experts say."
Are they even listening to what they, themselves, are saying?
Yes, healthcare reforms can help. The economic gaps they previously mentioned are still going to be a problem. It doesn't matter if you have totally free healthcare if you lack any hope for your economic situation. That's where the substance abuse (liver disease, OD, etc), suicide, and other self destructive behaviors are still a problem. Ostensibly, the Healthcare reforms would have the least impact on the overall issue since Medicaid and Medicare are available to Native Americans already, and covid mortality is skewed to the older populations who are eligible for these programs already (although sign-up and other administrative issues may exists).
Are they even listening to what they, themselves, are saying?
Yes, healthcare reforms can help. The economic gaps they previously mentioned are still going to be a problem. It doesn't matter if you have totally free healthcare if you lack any hope for your economic situation. That's where the substance abuse (liver disease, OD, etc), suicide, and other self destructive behaviors are still a problem. Ostensibly, the Healthcare reforms would have the least impact on the overall issue since Medicaid and Medicare are available to Native Americans already, and covid mortality is skewed to the older populations who are eligible for these programs already (although sign-up and other administrative issues may exists).