A recently graduated nurse is attempting to understand the reason for increasing health care spending in the United States.Which information gathered from her research best explains the rationale for these higher costs compared with other developed countries?

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Health care is one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S.economy.Currently,17.4% of the gross domestic product is spent on health care.Higher spending in the United States,as compared with 12 other industrialized countries,is related to higher prices and readily accessible technology along with greater obesity rates among women.More than one third of women in the United States are obese.In the population in the United States,16% are uninsured and have limited access to health care.Maternal morbidity and mortality are directly related to racial disparities.

A Recently Graduated Nurse Is Attempting to Understand the Reason