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Chronic Disease: The Financial Crux Of The Healthcare Crisis

Posted on October 06, 2008

A guest post by Val Jones, MD.On the eve of our second presidential debate, I had the chance to interview Dr. Ken Thorpe, Executive Director of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), about America s healthcare crisis. Here s what he had to say (click here to listen to the podcast):1. I was part of a press conference call with you and former Secretary of HHS, Tommy Thompson last week. I learned that the economic burden of chronic disease is the rough equivalent of two Wall Street bailouts a year. Can you describe the scope of the crisis to our listeners?About 75% of what we spend...

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