Why More Care Not Better

721 views · Published 10 June 2009 · 2:18 · Indexed 16 October 2026

Channel: Mayo Clinic · 2009 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Raymond Gibbons, M.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist and former president of the American Heart Association, gives one example of costly cardiac care for a particular group of patients that has been recently shown to not be any better than noninvasive drug therapy. This is an example of why more spending doesn't necessarily lead to better health outcomes.

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