'Perverse' Incentives Examined in New Health Care Documentary

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'Money Driven Medicine' Claims Health Care Industry Is Driven by Profit

By Terry Moran (unfortunate name) and Mary Marsh
Aug. 12, 2009

This year, August recess for members of Congress comes with a hefty (home)work load. As the Sept. 15 due date set by President Obama for health care reform approaches, the raging debate has both Democratic and Republican lawmakers encountering town hall meetings that often turn into free-for-alls.

On Tuesday, Obama travelled to Portsmouth, N.H., for the first of three health care town meetings, using the presidential bully pulpit to counter criticism of the health care reform proposals.

"There's been a long and vigorous debate about this, and that's how it should be. I hope we will talk with each other and not over each other," Obama told the crowd of 1,800 listeners.

Amidst the finger pointing and the shouting comes a quiet new documentary that offers another diagnosis of what's ailing the country's health care system. The documentary is called "http://www.moneydrivenmedicine.org/">Money Driven Medicine."

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Clips from the documentary can be found http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=mdmproductionsllc&view=videos">here & http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=californianewsreel&view=videos">here.