Quarterly Program Topic Report July 1-15, 2012 Category ... - WYES

O.B. Date: 9/25/2012
Service:
Format:
PBS
Documentary
Segment Length: 00:00:00
Examine the medical, ethical and financial challenges of containing runaway healthcare
spending. MONEY AND MEDICINE, in addition to illuminating the so-called waste and
overtreatment that pervade our medical system, explores promising ways to reduce healthcare
expenditures while improving the overall quality of medical care. With candor and poignancy,
the documentary captures the painful end-of-life treatment choices made by patients and their
families, ranging from aggressive interventions in the ICU to palliative care at home. The film
also investigates the controversy surrounding diagnostic testing and screening, as well as the
shocking treatment variations among patients undergoing an assortment of elective procedures.
MONEY AND MEDICINE provides a timely contribution to the debate over healthcare reform
and deficit reduction that is heating up as the 2012 presidential election approaches.
Category:
National Politics/Government
NOLA: WWIR 005211
Series Title:
Length:
Airdate:
Washington Week
30 minutes
9/16/2012 7:00:00 AM
O.B. Date: 9/14/2012
Service:
Format:
PBS
Interview/Discussion/Review
Segment Length: 00:24:06
After the deaths of a U.S. ambassador and three others in Libya and continuing protests around
the Muslim world, the focus shifts to foreign policy in the government and on the presidential
campaign trail. Joining Gwen: Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times; David Sanger, The New
York Times; Major Garrett, National Journal; Laura Meckler, The Wall Street Journal.