391: More Is Less
Oct 9, 2009
An hour explaining the American health care system, specifically, why it is that costs keep rising. One story looks at the doctors, one at the patients and one at the insurance industry.
This show was a co-production with NPR News, and was one of two shows we did on health care: The other is Someone Else's Money.
- Are doctors to blame for the rising costs? NPR Science Correspondent Alix Spiegel reports on the shocking results of studies about varied health care spending. Hear more health care stories this week from Alix at npr.org. (18 minutes)
