From Health Determinant Benchmarks to Health Investment Benchmarks
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It is well established that the health system in the United States is underperforming. We lag most developed countries by a wide margin, despite spending more on health care (1). In addition, substantial geographic variation is seen in health outcomes in the United States, including unacceptable disparities in morbidity and mortality. Even absolute worsening of mortality rates in many US counties has been noted during the last several years (2).
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