The United States is one of the world's wealthiest nations, yet the health of average Americans lags behind that of citizens in other developed countries. The huge amounts we spend on health care are not buying our population good health. The reason is a widening gap between the health of rich and poor Americans.
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Lisa Berkman (2004) studied this question.
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