Atul Gawande visits his hometown of Athens, Ohio and reports on some perspectives on our current healthcare system.

The prospects and costs for health care in America still vary wildly, and incomprehensibly, according to your job, your state, your age, your income, your marital status, your gender, and your medical history, not to mention your ability to read fine print. Few want the system we have, but many fear losing what we’ve got. And we disagree profoundly about where we want to go.

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