Class divide in US life expectancy reaches 9 years for elderly
Class divide in US life expectancy reaches 9 years for elderly
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Class divide in US life expectancy reaches 9 years for elderly
New data on a widening nine-year life expectancy gap between rich and poor retirees demonstrates the devastating impacts of the US' profit-driven healthcare system.
“It is shocking and unacceptable that in the United States in 2025, poverty steals almost a decade of older Americans’ lives,” said Ramsey Alwin, president of the National Council on Aging.