Is this the Dirty Little Secret Why Americans See the Doctor Less Often Than Japanese?

Jeffrey Goodman
9 min readAug 22, 2023
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Earlier today, @tickleheart left a comment that caught my eye on the very first article I wrote on Medium — Life Expectancy vs. Healthcare Costs in the U.S.

In response to my comment that “America’s healthcare hellscape is something that we should be pounding the table on every day until we fix it,” she replied:

“Amen. One huge difference that I see in America-vs-Canada (I have family there) is that preventive healthcare is by far a factor in our life expectancy. Thank you for a very informative article.”

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Jeffrey Goodman
Jeffrey Goodman

Written by Jeffrey Goodman

Navigating facts and numbers to help people. Strong opinions on climate change and healthcare. Objective, not neutral. MIT engineer, Wharton MBA.