Health Care: The Marketplace

In January, the McKinsey Global Institute, an independent economic think tank, issued a report concluding that high costs in the U.S. for providers, drugs and medical supplies, plus private profits, inefficiencies and administration of the multi-payor system all contribute to the disproportionate cost of care. In this second of a DUQ series on health care, DUQ's Charlee Song looks at some effects of the current business model.

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This story originally aired on WDUQ May 22, 2007.