Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100703:11:47:00
Putting in a stint where maybe a drug would do. >> you're talking about literally battering -- performing open heart surgery that wasn't necessary just to make money. you're not just talking about taking money. you're talking about potentially killing someone if the operation didn't go well or some complication occurred. >> that's correct. you get an infection, who knows what's going to happen. they want to put in the device or stint instead of treating it with drug which is a lower cost to the government as well and may be a better treatment for the patient but they want to open them up becau...