Americans Sicker But English Die Quicker

From Reuters "Americans sicker but English die quicker says study" by Kate Kelland and Julie Steenhuysen:

"If you get sick at older ages, you will die sooner in England than in the United States," said James Smith, an economist with RAND in Santa Monica, California, who co-authored the study with James Banks and Alastair Muriel of the IFS.

"It appears that at least in terms of survival at older ages with chronic disease, the medical system in the United States may be better than the system in England."

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