John Hoffman, VP of HBO Documentaries, Executive Producer, " The Weight of the Nation"

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Broadcast History

Conversations on Health Care began airing on WESU (NPR affiliate at Weslyan University in 2009, and now airs on WNPR, WESU, WNHU, WQUB, KRCB and and others.

Intro and Outro

This week on Conversations on Health Care, Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with John Hoffman, Emmy Award winning VP of HBO Documentaries, on this month's 4-part series on obesity, "The Weight of the Nation" - a public health campaign to shine a light on the growing epidemic. Marianne O'Hare has this week's healthcare headlines and FactCheck.org's Lori Robertson looks at a rumor that the Affordable Care Act will levy a tax on the profits from the sale of all homes.

Next week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, Director of Health for the Millennium Villages Project, which is making strides towards achieving the UN's Millennium Development Goals to combat global poverty by 2012.

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