Healthcare in the United States is filled with paradoxes. The nation spent about $12,500 per person on healthcare in 2022, which is much more than any other high-income country. Yet, despite spending nearly 18% of its GDP on healthcare, the U.S. has the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people with multiple chronic diseases of any wealthy country. What gives? Untangling the reasons why the U.S. has the world’s costliest healthcare is no easy feat. David Cutler, professor in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, wrote …
