NBC Nightly News - 1999-11-08 (new graphics/set)
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[0:00] computer user.
[0:01] >> All that and more coming up next on NBC
[0:03] Nightly News. And we'll see you back
[0:04] here at 6:00 with more local news.
[0:07] [music]
[0:11] [music]
[0:16] Critical condition. A giant HMO decides
[0:19] doctors get the final say on patient
[0:21] care. A historic change. But who really
[0:24] wins? Your money. The surprise fallout
[0:27] from a decision against Microsoft. Plus
[0:30] in depth. What it could mean for every
[0:32] American computer user. Lifeline, an
[0:35] extraordinary new way to do surgery.
[0:38] Robots, more precise, faster recovery.
[0:40] But how safe. And home of the brave. Two
[0:44] big stars in Hollywood. Spielberg and
[0:46] Hanks. How saving Private Ryan changed
[0:49] their lives.
[0:53] [music] From NBC News World Headquarters
[0:56] in New York, this is NBC Nightly News
[0:59] with Tom Brothal. [music]
[1:02] >> Good evening. Healthcare in America. Who
[1:05] gets it? Who decides? Who pays? These
[1:08] are the critical questions of the day in
[1:10] families, at work, in doctor's offices,
[1:13] and also on the campaign trail. Well,
[1:14] tonight there's a major development. The
[1:17] nation's second largest HMO has decided
[1:20] that in fact doctors know best. From now
[1:23] on, the physician, not the HMO, will
[1:26] make the call on treatment. We begin
[1:29] with NBC's Lisa Myers.
[1:31] >> For millions of patients and doctors fed
[1:33] up with their health plan, the change is
[1:35] nothing short of revolutionary. An
[1:37] insurance industry bureaucrat may still
[1:39] be looking over his shoulder, but Dr.
[1:41] William Goldman now will have the final
[1:43] say on what treatment his patient
[1:45] receives, even if the insurer thinks
[1:48] it's unnecessary. I think it's a major
[1:51] fi