Published November 29, 2022 astatine 5:44 PM CST
WEDNESDAY astatine noon on "The Source" — Less than 3% of the United States nationalist fund is spent connected nationalist health. This could bespeak that Americans worth healthcare for the individual, implicit the well-being of many.
On average, U.S. citizens walk astir $12,000 per twelvemonth connected wellness care. America besides holds the apical spot for the state that spends the astir connected wellness attraction worldwide. Compared to 2nd spot holder, Switzerland, citizens determination walk conscionable implicit $7,000 per citizen per twelvemonth connected healthcare.
Public wellness thought person Michael Stein writes astir American’s presumption of medicine and nationalist wellness successful his publication “Me vs. Us: A Health Divided.”
Why is it that the industries of nationalist wellness and medicine look to beryllium astatine odds? After the pandemic, what does the nationalist healthcare strategy look like? What is needed to amended the cognition of nationalist health? How is nationalist wellness defined?
Guest: Michael Stein, MD, author, professor and seat of Health Law, Policy and Management astatine Boston University School of Public Health. His latest merchandise is "Me vs. Us: A Health Divided"
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*This interrogation volition beryllium recorded connected Wednesday, November 30.
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