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The $4T Elephant in the Room - U.S. Health Care
Code WACK!
English - June 21, 2021 14:48 - 10 minutes - 13.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHealth & Fitness News News Commentary medicareforall singlepayerhealthcare Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What’s holding the U.S. back from implementing system-wide solutions to our healthcare woes? How do other countries rein in prescription drug prices? What are the 5 most important lessons about health care that the U.S. could learn from other wealthy nations? Host Brenda Gazzar and her guest, Dr. Thomas Rice, health economist and Distinguished Professor at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health, discuss why it’s not “one-size-fits-all” when it comes to health insurance systems.