Ep. 024: Why American Health Care is Broken and How to Fix It

Robert Graboyes, a healthcare economist for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, joins Garrett today to discuss the health care system in America. He talks about its purpose, why it's broken, how being a doctor is similar to and different from being a pilot, and the high stakes of getting it right. They also discuss such topics as innovation in health care, which level of government should be responsible for health care regulation and reform, and the history and effects of certificate of need laws. If you are constantly frustrated by American health care, this is the episode for you.  Mercatus Center at George Mason University - www.mercatus.org  Twitter - @robert_graboyes  Read Fortress and Frontier in American Health Care - https://www.mercatus.org/publications/healthcare/fortress-and-frontier-american-health-care  The Dubious Case for Professional Licensing by Uwe Reinhardt - https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/the-dubious-case-for-professional-licensing/  You can buy a copy of David Goldhill's Catastrophic Care on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Catastrophic-Care-Everything-Think-Health/dp/034580273X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=catastrophic+care&qid=1626714092&sr=8-2  Washington Post: "7 experts try to answer who has the world's best health-care system" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/17/best-health-care-systems-world/  Robert also hosts his own podcast called Fortress and Frontier. You can listen to his episode with Dr. Devi Shetty here. https://www.mercatus.org/podcasts/06042021/fortress-and-frontier-narayana-system-and-innovations-healthcare  Learn more about the Healthcare Openness and Access Project on Mercatus' website. https://www.mercatus.org/publications/healthcare/healthcare-openness-and-access-project-2020-full-release  Find more information on the Night Scout project at http://www.nightscout.info/  Read more about how certificate of need laws led to an infant's death in Virginia https://reason.com/2017/01/25/virginia-certificate-of-need-hospital/  John Goodman Priceless https://www.amazon.com/Priceless-Healthcare-Independent-Studies-Political/dp/1598130838/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=priceless+john+goodman&qid=1626738493&sr=8-1  The Creative Destruction of Medicine by Eric Topol https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Destruction-Medicine-Digital-Revolution/dp/0465061834/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=eric+topol&qid=1626738540&sr=8-5  The Patient Will See You Now by Eric Topol https://www.amazon.com/Patient-Will-See-You-Now/dp/0465040020/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=eric+topol&qid=1626738638&sr=8-4 Deep Medicine by Eric Topol https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Medicine-Artificial-Intelligence-Healthcare/dp/1541644638/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=eric+topol&qid=1626738638&sr=8-3 The Innovator's Prescription by Christensen, Grossman, and Mwang https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Prescription-Disruptive-Solution-Health/dp/1259860868/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=grossman+healthcare+book&qid=1626738819&sr=8-3