Category: Letters
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The Debate Over America’s Poor Health Care Performance: Risky Behavior of Youth vs. High Cost and Poor Outcomes
In a recent article, Charles Fain Lehman discussed the declining life expectancy of Americans compared to their European counterparts. However, John R. Gaither argues that Lehman neglected to address America’s poor performance in other health care measures, such as infant and maternal mortality. Gaither also notes that America’s poor performance comes at twice the per…