Patient Advocate & Cancer Survivor Bob Tufts - Gov't Involvement in Health Care
Aug 18, 2017 ·
12m 8s
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Former Major League pitcher and cancer survivor Bob Tufts explains why increased government involvement and penny-pinching insurance companies are making doctors fearful of exploring novel medical treatments for patients and...
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Former Major League pitcher and cancer survivor Bob Tufts explains why increased government involvement and penny-pinching insurance companies are making doctors fearful of exploring novel medical treatments for patients and are instead applying a cook-cutter approach to health care. As a result, the lives of many Americans are needlessly at risk. Tufts, who is now a patient advocate and co-founder of "My Life Is Worth It," says he would be dead if he got sick in a country with government-run care and offers his advice for making sure the U.S. doesn't follow suit.
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