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Business of Medicine, The (Thomas Preston)

• 1991 ----- color ----- 27 min ----- vhs
• (Upon Reflection series) Host Marcia Alvar speaks with Dr. Thomas Preston, Director of Cardiology at the Pacific Medical Center. They discuss the rising costs of health care in America, and the decreasing quality of health care among the poor. They also compare the U. S. system of health care with that of other countries, and discuss the cycle that leads to rising health costs, involving the power of corporations, insurance companies, and doctors. Dr. Preston concludes with a plan to change the status quo, so that medical care would be available to all Americans.
• Topics: (Economics, Medicine)

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