US HEALTH CARE - A Consequence? Life Expectancy 'Massive' Decline.

"US life expectancy sees ‘massive’ decline, especially in Black and brown communities" PBS NewsHour 6/24/2021

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SUMMARY:  A new study found that between 2018 and 2020, U.S. life expectancy decreased by the biggest margin since World War II.  The pandemic took an outsized toll in America compared to other countries, with life expectancy as a whole dropping by nearly two years.  But for Black and brown Americans, the toll was even worse.  William Brangham discusses the study's findings with lead author Dr. Steven Woolf.

CANADA'S WAY - Critical Care

IMHO: Many may have noted that America DOES NOT have the best health care system in the world.  Why?  In America health care is a for-profit business which puts profit ahead of actually providing good health care, it's 'health care on the cheep.'

"What Canada’s universal health system could teach the U.S. about managing a pandemic" PBS NewsHour 4/15/2021

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SUMMARY:  More than 30 million Americans have gone without health insurance in the last year.  Other high-income nations cover their entire populations for a lot less money than the U.S. already spends.  But does a universal health care system help save lives in a pandemic?  For answers, William Brangham looks to our northern neighbor Canada and its single-payer system.