PBS NewsHour

Half of all health costs is spent on a fraction of patients

Clip: 01/17/2017 | 7m 27s

Health care “super-utilizers” make up just 5 percent of the U.S. population but they account for 50 percent of health care spending. As health care costs continue to rise, providers are trying to figure out how to find these patients and get to the root of their problems. But the looming repeal of the Affordable Care Act may disrupt those efforts. Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports.

Aired: 01/17/17

Rating: NR

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