Why Are Wealthy Americans Spending So Much More on Healthcare?

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Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Betsy Cliff from the University of Chicago about her paper in the July 2026 issue of Health Affairs exploring trends in US healthcare spending by income.

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