Deteriorating Health Care

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Dr. Fuhrman addresses the overuse of drugs and medical interventions in American healthcare. He speaks about the increasingly larger role the pharmaceutical industry plays in modern medicine, funding research studies and offering incentives to physicians for prescribing certain medications. He also examines why, despite our having the greatest access to medical care, our life expectancy ranks near the bottom of all industrialized nations. 

 
 

(44 minutes)