Americans spent 2.5 times as much on healthcare as citizens of other rich countries—but they die 1.7 years earlier

[Godfather]

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AMERICA remains the world’s most profligate spender on health care, according to a report published on November 4th by the OECD, a club of 34 mostly rich countries. In 2013 America spent, on average, $8,713 per person—two and a half times as much as the OECD average. Yet the average American dies 1.7 years earlier than the average OECD citizen. This longevity gap has grown by a year since 2003. Americans have the same life expectancy as Chileans, even though Chile spends less than a fifth of what America spends on health care per person.

[DemonGeminiX]

:obama:

[Godfather]

Wait, doesn't this data show a pretty disturbing figure 5 years before Obama?

[DemonGeminiX]

:nono:

Nope. Obama's fault.

[Hugh_Janus]

that's because they are 2.5 times fatter :slap:

[Hikari Kisugi]

that's because they are 2.5 times fatter :slap:

Yup, pretty much, sugars, diabetes and if not for the advanced meds, they'd be dying much sooner, if they were not spending as much as they were, they would be knocking off five years earlier.

Nothing to do with Obama, its been brewing for years.

[DemonGeminiX]

that's because they are 2.5 times fatter :slap:

:hand:

Nope, Obama.


Yup, pretty much, sugars, diabetes and if not for the advanced meds, they'd be dying much sooner, if they were not spending as much as they were, they would be knocking off five years earlier.

Nothing to do with Obama, its been brewing for years.

:nono:

Obama.

[perrhaps]

Do these figures include plastic surgery; non-essential gastric bypasses; our national addiction to chiropractors, etc.?

[redred]

Do these figures include plastic surgery; non-essential gastric bypasses; our national addiction to chiropractors, etc.?

would you stop asking silly question and just blame obama like everyone else :roll:

[DemonGeminiX]

:-s

I think I'm the only one blaming Obama in here.

You could also count the ridiculously high costs of prescription medication in perrhaps' question.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

would you stop asking silly question and just blame obama like everyone else :roll:

Yes, it has nothing to do with Obama at all, it's a complete coincidence that since Obamacare passed, that our insurance costs here at work have gone up the last 4 years, in order, 25%, 31%, 36%, and 41% this year. Nothing to do with Obama at all :tup:


:roll:

[DemonGeminiX]

See? I was right.

[-(

[redred]

so its obama's fault ?

[DemonGeminiX]

:yup:

[redred]

oh , well thats a pain in the ass isn't it i'm sure the next one voted in will be much better

[DemonGeminiX]

Well... I guess that all depends.