In Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, director Matthew Heineman exposes what he sees as flaws in the U.S. healthcare system, such as a doctor who can spend just minutes with her patients to a soldier addicted to painkillers. Colonel Chester ‘Trip’ Buckenmaier III, of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, describes the military’s efforts to swap pain pills for alternative therapies, like acupuncture and yoga.
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Segment Guests
Matthew Heineman
Matthew Heineman is the director and producer of Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare. He is based in New York, New York.
Chester 'Trip' Buckenmaier III, M.D.
Chester ‘Trip’ Buckenmaier is a colonel in the Medical Corps, U.S. Army and director of the Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management. He is based in Rockville, Maryland.
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About Christopher Intagliata
@cintagliataChristopher Intagliata was Science Friday’s senior producer. He once served as a prop in an optical illusion and speaks passable Ira Flatowese.