Yesterday's 60 Minutes program included a segment on the costs associated with dying in America. Dr. Ira Byock, a palliative care physician and former president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and Dr. Elliott S. Fisher of the Dartmouth Atlas were featured during the segment. Here is a transcript of the program.
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Two extra segments also appeared online. In the first segment Dr. Herb Mauer, an oncologist, discusses his decision to enter hospice care.
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In another web segment his wife, also an oncologist, opines on how she feels our society could improve home care for the dying.
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