Craig Garthwaite

University’s Kellogg School of Management

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Director of the Healthcare Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

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America’s health care system is by one of the world’s most expensive. One reason for the high cost: pricey medical schools.

Will free med school help lower America’s health care costs?

America’s health care system is by one of the world’s most expensive. One reason for the high cost: pricey medical schools.

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