Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says

The Guardian reports on a new Health Foundation study making an economic case for public health investment. The research suggests that if Britain's health were restored to twenty fourteen levels, GDP could rise by two percent—generating seventy-two billion pounds for the public finances. The thinktank's central argument: health should be valued by policymakers as an economic asset, not just a social concern.

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