About this episode

The episode discusses the high costs of health care in America compared to other industrialized nations and questions the value received for that spending.

Americans often boast of having the best health care in the world. It is certainly the most expensive health care. We pay twice as much as people in many other industrialized nations. Are we getting our money’s worth? Some population statistics, such as life expectancy, suggest we could be doing much better. How can we […]

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe Graedon, Terry Graedon

Topics covered

• health care costs
• life expectancy
• health care quality
• American health care system
• international health comparisons

Keywords

• health care
• cost
• life expectancy
• American health system
• health care quality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Americans

Places: America, industrialized nations

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