Millions of Americans rely upon their jobs for medical health insurance. But that is not the case in lots of different rich international locations. How did the U.S. find yourself with a system that is so costly, but leaves so many individuals weak? On this episode, how a brief resolution created an eternal downside. This episode initially ran in 2020 as The Everlasting Problem.
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Guests:
Sherry Glied, Dean of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University.
Paul Starr, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University.