Midmorning Weekend for September 12, 2009
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Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.
Segment 1: Evidence-based medicine: hope or hype?
A major criticism of the U.S. health care system is that many common treatments and procedures do not work. Proponents say the increased use of evidence-based medicine will lead to fewer unnecessary procedures and lower costs, but some critics are concerned about creating what they call "cookbook medicine."
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Segment 2: Single Payer: Off the Table?
A single government plan for health care appears to be too radioactive for Congress or President Obama. Two experts on either side of the single-payer plan issue debate what's the best health care system.
Segment 3: Is prevention a medical costsaver?
Hardly a speech on health care goes by without President Obama mentioning how better prevention of disease can save money. It seems counter-intuitive, but some studies suggest that prevention doesn't reduce costs. Other experts contend that prevention can save money if it's focused on the problems of obesity or early detection of cancer in certain groups of people.
