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US men are dying much earlier than women, as death 'gender gap' widens: Study
(medicalxpress.com)
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this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2023
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I wish the men in my life would visit a doctor, get an annual check up, and take more preventative measures protecting their health.
Sounds expensive
Only in the US.
oh.
Other countries pay for it in high taxes. You pay for it somehow.
Edit:
Is the U.S. the Highest Taxed Nation in the World?
Highest Taxed Countries 2023
Every tiny bit of interaction with the medical system in the US costs a multitude of what the same interaction costs in other countries.
There’s a reason why “international medical insurance” for say European travelers excludes the US by default. And if it includes US, it costs 4-10 times as much.
We have the tax money already in the US, we just dump most of it into the MI complex.
Probably
You pay more for it in the US anyway, and don't necessarily have anything to show for it.
It's just lose/lose for the US people.
We pay plenty in taxes to cover healthcare already. It's just wasted on a bloated military budget. That and lobbyists prevent any changes that would negatively impact the healthcare industry's bottom line.
US is 13th in the world for the highest marginal individual income tax rate. Throw in the cost of education, medical bills, insurance, and property taxes, just to name a few, we as Americans are getting screwed.
You’re right, I pay 5-10x as much out of my income 😀