Americans care about their health. Americans pay lots of money in hopes of maintaining their health. So why are Americans so unhealthy?
The reason is simple: as a country, the United States overinvests in medical care at the expense of the social, economic, and cultural forces that produce health.
The authors are Michael Stein, Professor and Chair of Health Law, Policy and Management of the School of Public Health at Boston University and Sandro Galea, Robert A. Knox Professor and Dean of the School of Public Health at Boston University.
Michael Stein joined us.