The United States is trailing other high-income countries in many measures of public health and well-being. But why is the U.S. falling behind? "A Tale of Two Countries: The Life Expectancy Gap Between the United States and the United Kingdom," a newly released report by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, highlights the impact of cardiovascular disease, overdose, gun violence, and motor vehicle crashes on the 2.7-year gap in life expectancy between the U.S. and the U.K. while outlining a