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McCAUGHEY: Americans are dying too young and health policy needs a shake-up

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The U.S. ranks a disappointing 49th in life expectancy, lower than even Costa Rica and Chile .

The uninsured rate has been cut in half , but Americans are sicker and their life expectancy is stagnating.

We can’t rely on the managed care industry and the lackadaisical public health establishment to make the urgently needed changes.

As Congress fights over Trump ’s health nominees and spending on health plans, both sides of the aisle need to look at the science. It’s time to change course — curbing managed care controls and focusing resources with laser-like intensity on combatting obesity. Otherwise, Americans will be doomed to shorter lives. Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York State .

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