On March 5, the CBS broadcast "60 Minutes" was critical of hospitals' billing practices for uninsured patients. The program's producer has responded to an American Hospital Association letter to CBS expressing regret that the program did not pay more attention to the root cause of the problem: the number of uninsured Americans. The CBS producer defended the objectivity and facts of the broadcast, adding "we do not believe that it is appropriate for the media to advocate any 'solution' or policy regarding health care for the uninsured."
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