One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System

2025-11-27

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Economist Amy Finkelstein has studied America’s patchwork of health insurance policies for more than 20 years. In a forthcoming book she concludes it’s time tear the whole system down.This week, Dan talks with Amy about how she came to that conclusion and what a better system could look like. Guest:Amy Finkelstein, PhD, Professor of Economics, MITLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.Help us unlock a $5,000 match by becoming one of 200 new donors at tra...

Economist Amy Finkelstein has studied America’s patchwork of health insurance policies for more than 20 years. In a forthcoming book she concludes it’s time tear the whole system down.

This week, Dan talks with Amy about how she came to that conclusion and what a better system could look like.

Guest:

Amy Finkelstein, PhD, Professor of Economics, MIT

Learn more and read a full transcript on our website.

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