Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Mending Medicare
Clip: 10/14/2011 | 6m 39s
Some see serious ethical and equity problems with end-of-life care in the U.S.
"The whole system is greased to pay hospitals and others for expensive things people might not even want" at the end of life, says Dr. Lachlan Forrow, director of ethics and palliative care at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston.
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Mending Medicare
Clip: 10/14/2011 | 6m 39s
"The whole system is greased to pay hospitals and others for expensive things people might not even want" at the end of life, says Dr. Lachlan Forrow, director of ethics and palliative care at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston.
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