This is why America is so off course. I'm glad the writer put in a few details that help put the situation into context.
He learned how costly this can be after fracturing a rib in a relatively minor motorcycle accident and subsequently being hit with a bill for more than $12,000 from San Francisco General Hospital.
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"We are the only developed country that doesn't cover all its people," said Stan Dorn, a senior research associate at the nonpartisan Urban Institute. "We also spend a lot more than the rest of the developed world."
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At the same time, life expectancy in the United States was lower than in each of these other countries and infant mortality was higher.
Emphasis added.
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