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Books of Note: Sick to Death, Reforming Health Care for the Last Years of Life 8/4/2005
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Jackie Judd, a vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and former ABC News correspondent, talks to
Joanne Lynn, M.D., author of "Sick to Death, Reforming Health Care for the Last Years of Life," which describes the current system of caring for the sick and elderly in the final phase of life and Dr. Lynn's recommendations for improving the system both for the patient and the providers.
Books of Note is an interview series featuring authors who have written notable books about a vast array of health care issues ranging from AIDS to the uninsured to drug pricing in the pharmaceutical industry.