Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate will begin debating President Obama's healthcare reform bill this week. BBC
It is an issue that's gripped America in recent months and as America's leaders try to reach a compromise deal, there have been heated discussions about what does and doesn't work in other countries.
The BBC's Washington correspondent, Paul Adams, begins a week of coverage devoted to healthcare around the world with this look at the American system and the debate over how to change it.
Later on this week, The World Today will be reporting on healthcare systems in South Africa, China and the UK.
First broadcast 16 November 2009
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