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Building Better Health | |||||||
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This BBC World Service investigation probes whether it’s possible for a health system to provide universal access and quality care at an acceptable price. |
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The BBC’s Jill McGivering compares two very different health systems in the developed world: England's National Health Service and that of Massachusetts. The NHS was launched 60 years ago, fuelled by a strong vision of social change. Since then, funded through general taxation, it's struggled to cope with rising costs and constantly growing demands. In the U.S., Massachusetts is engaged in a pioneering experiment to give everyone insurance, with government subsidies for those who need them. McGivering explores whether this system is working. |
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Jill McGivering travels to China to see how this fast-changing country is providing health care to a population of 1.3 billion people. |
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| THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world. |
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