Late Life
June 16, 2017
Season 1 Episode 1 | 26m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Many older Americans are worried sick. The good news is that we are all living...
Many older Americans are worried sick. The good news is that we are all living longer. But the bad news is that old age carries with it a lot of chronic disease. And this is not just a problem for the elderly. We have a health care delivery model that works great for acute illness for open-heart surgery, or a hip replacement, for instance. But that same system offers substantially less to...
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Late Life
June 16, 2017
Season 1 Episode 1 | 26m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Many older Americans are worried sick. The good news is that we are all living longer. But the bad news is that old age carries with it a lot of chronic disease. And this is not just a problem for the elderly. We have a health care delivery model that works great for acute illness for open-heart surgery, or a hip replacement, for instance. But that same system offers substantially less to...
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