Episode 7: Why Kidney Failure Pays

Episode 7: Why Kidney Failure Pays

Did you know that roughly 1 percent of the entire federal budget is spent treating people with kidney failure? That’s billions of dollars devoted to treating one preventable illness. How did we end up with so many people on dialysis? And who’s getting rich from it?...
Episode 7: Why Kidney Failure Pays

Episode 5: Burnout: The Vicious Cycle

The health care system is basically a lucrative game of tug-of-war – and the winner reaps a trillion dollar pot of gold. But is it a fair game? This week on “The Cost of Care,” David explores the monstrous fee-for service system and how the results can lead to a total...
Episode 7: Why Kidney Failure Pays

Episode 4: The Million Dollar Baby

This week, David talks to Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, about how a mother and nurse at Dignity Health, a Catholic hospital, ended up with a $1.7 million dollar bill for the birth of her premature baby girl. Listen to Episode 4:...