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Need To Know  Money & Medicine

A third of all health care dollars are spent in the last two years of life. Details

 

Program: Need To Know

Episode: Money & Medicine

As Congress continues its battle over the budget deficit, policy-makers are turning their attention to one of the largest driving forces behind the nation’s debt – government health care spending. The focus of the health care reform debate has shifted in recent years from access to cost, and recent studies suggest that a third of all health care expenditures are unnecessary.

Duration: (56:46)
Premiere Date: 09/25/2012
Episode Expires: Tue 26 Sep 2017
TV Rating: NR
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