Aditi Sen on The Mirage of Employer Health Care Price Negotiation

Aditi Sen, an academic in Health Policy and Law, discusses the difficulties faced by self-insured employers in negotiating lower healthcare prices. She compares prices paid by self-insured employers with those negotiated by insurers and highlights the moderate pricing disparity between the two. The podcast explores employer health care price negotiation, tools available to reduce costs, and the challenges of accessing different healthcare data sets. It also addresses the implications of high prices on accessing care and the financial burden placed on employers and state governments.