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   Dominik Steiger (dominiksteiger@swiss.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 18:38:09 JST Dominik Steiger

   American Carnage

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 18:38:08 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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     #Health #Population #US

     Very interesting, but no surprise: #Americans began to lose out in comparison to their European peers, despite Chernobyl, during the #Reagan years.

     https://swiss.social/@dominiksteiger/113944916287863899

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 19:27:46 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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     #USpol #Health #LifeExpectancy
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     While I don't analyze health statistics on a regular basis, as you do, Dominik (👍,) I have been following #US politics continuously.

     Actually, the uptick in 2023 is not surprising to me: former President #JoeBiden made #health a top priority of its administration, also due to personal experiences. Out of the top of my head, he did make many major life-saving drugs available for lower-income residents. Also, general healthcare access...

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     Dominik Steiger (dominiksteiger@swiss.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 19:27:47 JST Dominik Steiger

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     @HistoPol 2023 looks surprisingly good. I wonder if this is mortality displacement, given the massive shock of the pandemic.

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 20:28:06 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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     #USpol #Health #LifeExpectancy
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     ...improved.

     Last, but not least: #healthcare access in the #US is pretty much a "pay yourself" issue. By forgiving millions in student loans and boosting child-tax credit I assume that many people were able to invest in their own health, maybe for the 1st time.
     This would have to be cross-checked statistically, OFC.
     In particular, IDK how life expectancy at birth is measured, derived, and forecast.
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     Dominik Steiger (dominiksteiger@swiss.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2025 20:29:54 JST Dominik Steiger

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     @HistoPol Still surprising to me that 2023 is above the prepandemic years.