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To: zzpat who wrote (68083)	4/23/2018 4:27:13 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 363237

US life expectancy is #43. This is why I say our health care is falling rapidly. Three problems with that argument. 1 - Life expectancy comparisons between countries aren't measuring exactly the same thing because of differences in measurements of infant mortality. The US would still be well off the top if this was taken in to account so that's why I consider this the least important response. Its a minor technical point we wouldn't be 43 but if this was the only objection you might still have a point. Two much more important objections 2 - Life expectancy is not a measurement of the quality of health care. Differences in life expectancy are not primarily due to difference in health care, health insurance, government health care payment programs etc. 3 - Being below other countries on some stat does not equal "falling" let alone "falling rapidly".