Our Confusing, Costly Healthcare System; Bertrand Tavernier; Unmasking NYS's 'Blindfold Law'; Ernest Hemingway

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 21, 2017

Editor-in-Chief at Kaiser Health News Elisabeth Rosenthal joins us for the latest installment of our series on healthcare and the future of the Affordable Care Act. Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier revisits the films and directors who inspired him throughout his career. Mary Dearborn discusses her new book on the life of Ernest Hemingway. The Legal Aid Society's John Schoeffel and Peter Mitchell explore New York State’s "blindfold law."

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