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This one chart shows how far behind the US lags in healthcare

Pharmaceutical tablets and capsules in foil strips are arranged on a table in this picture illustration taken in Ljubljana September 18, 2013. Picture taken September 18. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic (SLOVENIA - Tags: HEALTH) - RTX15K29

Is the money we're spending on health care keeping us alive? Image: REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic

Christopher Ingraham
Writer, Wonk Blog
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