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U.S. Infant Mortality: a Case Study in Health Care Disparities

"The U.S. has been considered a leader in many things — industry, innovation and health care technology . In fact, America leads the world in dollars spent on health care, likely reaching $3.2 trillion this year.
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"The U.S. has been considered a leader in many things — industry, innovation and health care technology. In fact, America leads the world in dollars spent on health care, likely reaching $3.2 trillion this year. Despite this extravagant spending on medical care, we have failed to protect the most vulnerable. Infant mortality is defined as the death of a baby in the first year of life; we rank 27th for infant mortality in the rich countries of the world and 56th overall."  To read the full story, please click here.



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