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Health Care Cost Crisis and transcendental Meditation programnations (Schieber et al., 1992). Table 1 compares the expenditures andoutcomes of selected developed nations.Table 11987 OECD Health Outcomes and Expenditures ComparisonMale LifeExpectancyat BirthInfantMortalityPer 1000BirthsMortalityRateHealthExpenditurePer Capitaas %GDPHealthSpendingAustralia 73.0 8.7 7.2 7.1 $939Canada 71.8 7.8 7.2 8.6 $1.483Denmark 71.8 8.3 11.3 6.0 $792France 72.0 7.6 9.5 8.6 $1,105Iceland 75.1 7.2 7.0 7.8 $1,241Japan 75.6 5.0 6.2 6.8 $915Netherlands 73.5 6.4 8.3 8.5 $1,041Norway 72.8 8.4 10.0 7.5 $1,149Sweden 74.2 6.1 11.1 9.0 $1,233UnitedKingdom71.9 9.1 11.3 6.1 $758United States 71.5 10.0 8.7 11.2 $2,051Source: OECD Health Data Bank (Schieber and Poullier, 1989b).In 1987, among the 24 member nations of the Organization forEconomic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the U.S. ranked21st in infant mortality, 16th in male life expectancy at birth, and13th in female life expectancy. These poor health outcomes shouldbe contrasted with their price. Schieber noted that “the United Statesspends almost twice as much per person and devotes 50 percent moreof its gross domestic product (GDP) than the other major industrializedcountries” (1990, p. 159). The data in Table 1 demonstrate the357