Despite long and expensive efforts to improve healthcare access and affordability, Americans have worse health than other wealthy nations. And U.S. health spending has grown to almost 20% of GDP – far more than any other nation spends. James House says that to improve population health, America must go beyond expanding access to insurance and health care: “The greatest opportunity for making Americans healthier lies in improving access to education, income and better occupational and residential conditions.”

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