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However, pouring money into healthcare is not in and of itself a solution.  Although the United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation, we rank 18th in life expectancy for women and 23rd for men. Clearly, life expectancy can be extended significantly with only modest commitments of resources.  And yet in far too many places, there exist profound gaps between what is and what could be.