
65. How Do Pandemics Change Health Care?
Freakonomics, M.D.
Is Health Insurance Making Us Healthier?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals have been forced to develop expertise in treating critically ill patients. It makes me wonder whether this current pandemic could have a silver lining if the quality and outcomes of hospital care improve as a result. Next week on the show, more people are insured now than ever; does health insurance make us healthier? I'll talk with my friend Kate Baker about a one-of-a-kind experiment she led that tries to answer that question.
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