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   From: nocare@baraksa.su   
      
   Americans Die Younger Despite Spending the Most on Health Care   
   By Laurie Meisler   
   August 2, 2017   
   Typically, the more a developed country spends on health care, the longer its   
   people live. The U.S., which spends the most on health care, bucks that   
   trend. Compared to the 35 countries in the Organization for Economic   
   Cooperation and Development, which promotes policies to improve social and   
   economic well-being, the U.S. life expectancy of 78.8 years ranks 27th. It   
   has the fourth highest infant mortality rate in the OECD, the sixth highest   
   maternal mortality rate and the ninth highest likelihood of dying at a   
   younger age from a host of ailments, including cardiovascular disease and   
   cancer.   
      
   The U.S. is the most obese country in the OECD, leads in drug-related deaths   
   and ranks 33rd in prevalence of diabetes. Yet 88 percent of Americans say   
   they are in good or very good health, according to OECD statistics. Only 35   
   percent of Japanese, who have the highest life expectancy in the OECD, regard   
   themselves as healthy or very healthy.   
      
   Unlike other countries in the OECD, the U.S. mostly relies on voluntary   
   health insurance to fund health-care costs. Public health insurance, such as   
   Medicare and Medicaid, accounts for 27 percent of coverage. By contrast, the   
   10 countries with the highest life expectancy depend on voluntary insurance   
   for an average of less than 6 percent of their costs, and government spending   
   for nearly half.   
      
   One big reason U.S. health care costs are so high: pharmaceutical spending.   
   The U.S. spends more per capita on prescription medicines and over-the-   
   counter products than any other country in the OECD.   
      
   https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-health-care-spending/   
      
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