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Health care equals happiness

Sat., April 8, 2017

In reviewing the list of top 10 happiest countries (March 21 article), I couldn’t help but notice a common thread among them beyond the qualities identified in the article: all but one have long offered universal health care, either single-payer or two-tier (the exception, Switzerland, offers health care that is mandate-based but tightly regulated by the government to ensure universal affordability, access, and efficacy).

I guess this shouldn’t be surprising though. Whatever the definition of “developed country,” the United States is the only one without universal health care. Could we be missing something here?

Michael Cain

Spokane

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