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Mehmet Oz: “The two biggest predictors of cost and quality because they…”

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

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Make America Healthy: Keynote and Fireside Chat with CMS Administrator Dr. Oz

Published | Video Starts at 1:06:58

And you know, my 92 year old mom would want to communicate in a different way than, you know, my 30 year old, very tech savvy son. I was talking to a very innovative female physician doing actually dual eligibles and she says The two biggest predictors of cost and quality because they are linked, are not having another person in your life [and] loneliness. because there's no one to double check. The second issue, which is you don't read English well. (1:06:58–1:07:10)

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Asserts that loneliness and lack of another person in one's life are major predictors of healthcare cost and quality.

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