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Should The Government Ration End Of Life Care?

Should The Government Ration End Of Life Care?

FromOpen to Debate


Should The Government Ration End Of Life Care?

FromOpen to Debate

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Just because we can extend life, should we? Two teams of debaters are arguing for and against this motion. The U.S. is expected to spend $2.8 trillion on health care in 2012. If health care is a scarce resource, limited by its availability and our ability to pay for it, should government step in to ration care? In other words, how much is an extra month of life worth?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Oct 16, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

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