David Cutler

Professor of Economics, Harvard University

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Professor of Economics at Harvard University who served on President Clinton's Health Care Task Force; author of Your Money or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America's Health Care System and adviser to Barack Obama on his healthcare plan

David Cutler on KCRW

A California doctor gets $24 to spend a half hour with a  Medicaid  patient, less than it costs to keep the lights on in his office.

What's Left of the Promise of Healthcare for the Elderly and Poor?

A California doctor gets $24 to spend a half hour with a Medicaid patient, less than it costs to keep the lights on in his office.

from Which Way, L.A.?

A California doctor gets $24 to spend a half hour with a  Medicaid  patient, less than it costs to keep the lights on in his office.

What's Left of the Promise of Healthcare for the Elderly and Poor?

A California doctor gets $24 to spend a half hour with a Medicaid patient, less than it costs to keep the lights on in his office.

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"The principal policy division between  Hillary Clinton  and  Barack Obama  involves health care." That's the lead of Paul Krugman's   column  today in the New York Times.

Democrats, Healthcare and the Progressive Agenda

"The principal policy division between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama involves health care." That's the lead of Paul Krugman's column today in the New York Times.

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