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What to Watch on Wednesday: ‘America vs. The World’ looks at US healthcare system

“Critical Care: America vs. the World” is presented by PBS NewsHour.
“Critical Care: America vs. the World” is presented by PBS NewsHour. PBS NewsHour

The Masked Singer (8 p.m., Fox) - The top four singers from both Group A and Group B unite for a big sing-off in a double-elimination episode.

Critical Care: America vs. The World (10 p.m., PBS NC) - PBS NewsHour presents a special looking at the highs and lows of America’s health care system, and how four other nations provide health care affordably, despite a worldwide pandemic. America’s health care system is both innovative and deeply unequal, creating world-class, life-saving technologies, but leaving millions without basic health insurance. What lessons can the U.S. learn from abroad about narrowing that gap?

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Brooke Cain
The News & Observer
Brooke Cain is a North Carolina native who has worked at The News & Observer and McClatchy for more than 30 years as a researcher, reporter and media writer. She is the National Service Journalism Editor for McClatchy. 
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