Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Dr. Peter Orzsag, Director of CBO, Discuss Urgency of Health Care Spending Crisis at Budget Committee Hearing

Dr. Orszag reports on the potential for a severe crisis of health care spending and Chairman Conrad implores his fellow committee members to join him and Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) in taking bipartisan action to resolve it. (1:11)
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Dr. Peter Orszag Discusses the Affects of Obesity on Health Care Spending Before the Senate Budget Committee

Dr. Orszag, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, describes how health care expenditures increase as a function of both increased incidence of obesity and increased spending per obese person. (0:55)
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