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On the recordMarch 6, 2024
overall, the U.S. spends 50 percent more of its GDP on healthcare than any other country
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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U.S. healthcare spending is significantly higher than other countries with poor life expectancy outcomes.

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