One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System

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Economist Amy Finkelstein has studied America’s patchwork of health insurance policies for more than 20 years. In a forthcoming book she concludes it’s time tear the whole system down. This week, Dan talks with Amy about how she came to that conclusion and what a better system could look like. Guest: Amy Finkelstein, PhD, Professor of Economics, MIT Learn more and read a full transcript on our website. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift, which for a limited time will be matched! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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