I know this isn’t as important to most Americans as last week’s American Idol, but some of us find it interesting:
White, middle-aged Americans – even those who are rich – are far less healthy than their peers in England, according to stunning new research that erases misconceptions and has experts scratching their heads.
Americans had higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, strokes, lung disease and cancer – findings that held true no matter what income or education level.
Those dismal results are despite the fact that U.S. health care spending is double what England spends on each of its citizens.
Americans spend about $5,200 per person on health care. And gasoline prices are our real national crisis?