By Donald A. Jurivich, DO and Eva Gilbertson, Distinguished Professor of Geriatrics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences For the first time, the CDC reported a decline in the U.S. average life expectancy. As reported, the decline – 77.0 to 76.1 years – sent U.S. life expectancy at birth to its lowest level since the 1990s. For a health care system that boasts o...