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14. Is Uber Good (or Bad) for Your Health?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Is Uber Disrupting the Status Quo?

The study didn't show an increase in the kinds of risky behaviors that sometimes go along with excessive drinking. Unlike obering to the emergency room, disruptions and health care don't always reduce how much we spend on health care. The crucial question is, does this care make us better off? On that i think the jury is still out.

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