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Jeff Korsmo, Executive Director at the Mayo Clinic Policy Research Center

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It was set to be Barack Obama's signature legislation... a commitment to provide health insurance to over 30 million Americans. Does the bill, that was finally adopted by Congress really live up to these expectations ? To answer this question, Raphael Kahane spoke to Jeff Korsmo, Executive Director at the Mayo Clinic Policy Research Center.

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Excellent Interview

by Anonyme - 22/04/2010 - 21:16

I appreciate watching an interview on Health Care reform with a non-partisan, acknowledged expert in the Health Industry. The points made about the benefits of salaried doctors and directing financial incentives away from procedures and toward efficiency and wellness is illuminating.

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