66: There is no playbook: Why we can't compare the pandemic to the Great Recession

Since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic in the United States, many have tried to compare the economic fallout from the epidemic to previous crises of the past, especially the 2008-2009 recession. In this episode Rae sits down with Advisory Board's Yulan Egan and Christopher Kerns to talk about why you shouldn't use the 2008-2009 recession as a proxy for the challenges we faced and will continue to face in the wake of Covid-19, and why we need to throw out the recession playbook entirely. Links: We predicted big cuts to Medicaid payments after Covid-19. Here's why we've changed our minds. Projecting volume recovery through H1 of 2021