Line One: Dr. Uwe Reinhardt

Mon, December 3, 2007
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Recognized as one of the nation’s leading authorities on health care economics, Dr. Uwe Reinhardt joins Dr. Woodard on Line One: Your Health Connection. The James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Dr. Reinhardt will be discussing health economics and health care reform.

PBS: Interview with Uwe Reinhardt on the Pharmaceutical Industry
Dr. Uwe Reinhardt: A Primer for Journalists on Reforming American Health Care – Proposals in the Presidential Campaign (PDF)
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy: Reinventing Health Care Delivery in the 21st Century
Population Health Forum: How does the U.S. measure up?

HOST: Dr. Thad Woodard

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Dr. Uwe Reinhardt, James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University

LIVE BROADCAST: Mon, Dec 3, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.

REPEAT BROADCAST: Mon, Dec 3, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

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One Response to “Line One: Dr. Uwe Reinhardt”

Carol Howarth on December 3, 2007 at 2:55 pm

In 2004, on vacation, I was hospitalized in Germany for 5 nights/6 days (pre-term labor). Upon my return, I stayed one night at Providence. The German hospital stay cost less than the US stay. This was after German hospitals had switched from the subsidized to ‘cover your costs’ status. Care/room? Identical except that I provided my pjs and personal care items in Germany.

I use this as an example of how our costs our out of wack.
a) Am I incorrect here?
b) What are the big drivers between the cost differences?

Thanks.

-Carol

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