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tend to do fewer things to people than might be occurring elsewhere. we tend to have fewer days in the hospital. fewer days in icu. fewer procedure that is are being done. fewer excess testing and that sort of thing. that seems like where we should have evolved, right, as a medical establishment. i would say that most doctors, most health care providers want to do those things. why doesn t it happen except for the places some of the places you mentioned? there are many places in the country that have done this with different models and as they have done that, as the patients as the care has become safer, with better outcomes in every instance it s turned out to be lower expense, also. we have to take a short break now. i ll be back with dr. dennis cortese in just a moment. and let cheerios help tackle your cholesterol. now you could win a free box to get started.
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the mayo clinic. bertha bert bell lewis, the head of acorn. washington journal starts now. . i saw this myself and the late 1970 s and sent to cisco, this kind of rhetoric was very frightening and it gave a climate in which we in which violence took place, so i wish that we would all again curb our enthusiasm in some of the statements that are made, understanding that some of the people, the years it is falling on are not as balanced as the person making the statement might assume. but again, our country is great because people can say what they think and they believe, but i also think they have to take responsibility for any incitement that they may cause. host: you have been watching politics over the last couple of weeks, a couple of months. do you think the political rhetoric is overblown? 202-737-0002 for democrats, 202- 737-0001 for republicans, and all others, 202-628-0205. if you have called any c-span program in the last 30 days, please hold off so that others