<p>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.</p><br><p>This week, Dan talks with Amy about how she came to that conclusion and what a better system could look like.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Guest:</p><p><a href="https://economics.mit.edu/people/faculty/amy-finkelstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Finkelstein</a>, PhD, Professor of Economics, MIT</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2023/06/29/medicaid-unwinding-procedural-termination/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Help us unlock a $5,000 match by becoming one of 200 new donors at&nbsp;<a href="http://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tradeoffs.org/donate</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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

NOV 27, 202525 MIN
Tradeoffs

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

NOV 27, 202525 MIN

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<p>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.</p><br><p>This week, Dan talks with Amy about how she came to that conclusion and what a better system could look like.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Guest:</p><p><a href="https://economics.mit.edu/people/faculty/amy-finkelstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Finkelstein</a>, PhD, Professor of Economics, MIT</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2023/06/29/medicaid-unwinding-procedural-termination/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Help us unlock a $5,000 match by becoming one of 200 new donors at&nbsp;<a href="http://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tradeoffs.org/donate</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>