bill moyers:money driven medicine-the real reason health care costs so much


	bill moyers:money driven medicine-the real reason health care costs so much

doodleicious

9-1-2009 5:38 AM

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moyers teams up with maggie mahar to find out why

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9-1-2009 11:23 AM

doodleicious

there is a short video at link too.........

9-3-2009 6:25 AM

darkeforce

The American Healthcare System is about making money, rather than being about helping sick and/or injured people. It's a crime against humanity.

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			Bill Moyers teams up with financial journalist Maggie Mahar and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney to bring you the truth about America's health-care system.
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