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New Documentary Explores Challenges in Serving Uninsured

Clip: 7/18/2012 | 7m 24s

New Documentary Explores Challenge to Public Hospitals in Serving Uninsured

Jeffrey Brown previews "The Waiting Room," a documentary that goes behind the scenes of an Oakland hospital's fight to survive in the recession and juggle patient needs that range from basic to life-threatening. Director Peter Nicks set out to profile a community but ended up with a larger story about health care in the U.S.

07/18/2012

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