Some states have relaxed some of their occupational licensing restrictions to allow nurses safe from outside New York. The use of telemedicine, which you talk about in the book, is a huge game-changer. "I think that's really been a silver lining to this COVID crisis," he says.
Physician and author Vivian Lee talks about her book The Long Fix with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Lee argues that we can transform health care in the United States, though it may take a while. She argues that the current fee-for-service system incentivizes doctors to provide services rather than keep patients healthy and that these are not the same thing. Topics explored include innovations in Medicare and in technology that might change treatment incentives as well as the weird world of health care pricing.