SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH(kuer) -
We're taking the title of today's program from a cover article in Newsweek last month. It was called The Case for Killing Granny. The article gets at one of the critical reasons for spiraling health care costs - over treating patients, particularly those in the final days of life. Just how do you decide which treatments to cut out? And if you have a loved one in pain or afraid, how do you know when enough is enough?
Today's Guest:
Donald Taylor, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Center for Health Policy and Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine and Nursing, Duke Medical Center
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