Professor Kotlikoff is joined by economist, James Rebitzer, and healthcare industry expert, Robert Rebitzer to discuss their latest book "Why Not Better and Cheaper?" This episode is a special one because it's the first time we've had guests that are identical twins! And twins that have co-authored a book on healthcare! In this episode Professor Kotlikoff and the Rebitzer twins discuss America's failing healthcare system, and how the U.S. spends 18 percent of GDP -- a higher share by a mile than any other advanced country, yet we rank 21st in healthcare outcomes.

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• The heart of America's failing healthcare system.
• Not just the system's disorganization, but the failure, for clear cut and highly fixable reasons.
• Precisely what's not working in our current system -- all of which can be easily fixed.
• Bringing established technologies to full use in lowering healthcare costs and improving healthcare outcomes. What things, exactly?

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