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Mehmet Oz: “About a quarter of traditional hospital food gets thrown…”

Featuring: Mehmet Oz, Republican | Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | National

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Published | Video Starts at 44:32

And he's able to do that without costing the hospital significantly more money. Was less than 5% increase in budget. Why? Because it turns out About a quarter of traditional hospital food gets thrown away because nobody would eat it. When I was training as a resident, I was advised by the chief resident not to eat the hospital food lest I get sick. And he wasn't kidding. (44:32–44:38)

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Asserts that 25% of hospital food is wasted due to its unpalatability.

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