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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January 31, 2008

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