The US is in poor health Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Five years ago, a groundbreaking report showed people in the US in worse health and dying younger than those in other rich nations. Today, despite the , we learned that life expectancy in the country declined for a second year in a row – astonishing by any standard.
The original report, released by the US National Research Council and Institute of Medicine and subtitled , documented a large and growing US “health disadvantage”. As my Âé¶¹´«Ã½ commentary at the time…



