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“Barbaric” and "Humiliating:" Americans Are Waiting Days for a Hospital Bed

Season 2026 Episode 8150 | 17m 30s

More than one-quarter of American hospital patients wait more than four hours for a bed. In a worst-case scenario, a patient could spend days in the hallway waiting for care. Author and former emergency room doctor Elisabeth Rosenthal describes the growing crisis in a new article for The Atlantic. She joins the show to discuss.

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