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The US health economy is big, but is it better?

  • Written by Diane Dewar, Associate Professor of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageHealth care makes up a sizable portion of U.S. GDP.gpoiintstudio/Shutterstock.com

The U.S. health care system is the most expensive in the world. So why does it underperform relative to many peer countries by most measures?

While the Affordable Care Act increased access and coverage, its reforms are years away from full implementation and are now...

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