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	Podcast:		Freakonomics Radio
	Episode:		457. Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All?
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:53:28
	Publish Date:		2021-04-08 03:00:00
	Description:		Kidney failure is such a catastrophic (and expensive) disease that Medicare covers treatment for anyone, regardless of age. Since Medicare reimbursement rates are fairly low, the dialysis industry had to find a way to tweak the system if they wanted to make big profits. They succeeded.
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