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Insurance, Life Expectancy and the Cost of Firearm Deaths in the U.S.
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******************************** Insurance, Life Expectancy and the Cost of Firearm Deaths in the U.S. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=1214 While the U.S. operates the most expensive health care system in the world, its citizens are neither healthier nor live longer than citizens in other countries. In addition, while the U.S. is considered among the safest countries in the world, deaths from gunshot wounds are staggeringly high. In 2000, the U.S. recorded close to 11,000 firearm homicides. The European Union reported fewer than 1,300 firearm homicides for the same year. In Japan, the number was 22. Jean Lemaire, professor of insurance and actuarial science at Wharton, argues that these facts should be looked at in tandem. In a recent paper, Lemaire works through the medical and financial impact of firearms on American society.
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