Unveiling Wide Gaps In Medical Care Costs + "Born On A Mountaintop:" The Legend Of Davy Crockett

Summary: <p>UNVEILING WIDE GAPS IN MEDICAL CARE COSTS: For the first time, the government has released data confirming what health care consumers have long suspected: from joint replacements to treatment for chest pain, hospitals charge shockingly different fees for the same medical services. Kojo finds out what's behind these fee discrepancies and what this data means for consumers as they face new decisions about health plans and medical care under provisions of the Affordable Care Act. (23 min.) "BORN ON A MOUNTAINTOP:" THE LEGEND OF DAVY CROCKETT: As legend has it, he was born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, killed a bear when he was only 3 and then fought to his death protecting the Alamo. Since Davy Crockett joined Congress in 1826, his outsized, near mythical persona has rarely matched reality. We explore how legend transformed the "King of the Wild Frontier" into a pop culture icon, from the plays and folklore of his time to Disney's "Crockett craze" in the 1950s and beyond. (26 min.)</p>