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Episode 282: What Happened to Health Care

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Health Care Costs

U.S. spends almost one fifth of its GDP on health care costs, compared to other countries. The fragmented system we have makes it hard for people with a lot of different illnesses to get the same treatment. A lot of the art of medicine has been swept away because doctors are standardized by blueprints.

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