However, the United States does less well on measures of population health: It had high rates of infant mortality and a low life expectancy at 60 years. ... read more
American health care is among the best in the world if you look at the quality of care available to those with access to everything USA has to offer. This is not where the problem is. read more
The U.S. spends a lot on healthcare and education compared to the rest of the developed world, and in both cases we don’t get great results. Among OECD countries, only Austria, Norway, Switzerland, and Luxembourg spend more per student on k-12 education. read more