Episode 45: We've Got You Covered

In this episode of the Price Writers Podcast, Jeremy Keating and Karin Townsend dive into Rebooting American Healthcare by Amy Finkelstein and Liran Einav.They explore the authors’ proposal for a universal basic level of healthcare funded by taxation, layered with optional private insurance for enhanced cover and what that could mean for insurers, regulators, and society more broadly.From anti-selection and cross-subsidies to frontline GP access and the realities of public–private healthcare models, the discussion compares the US and UK systems, challenges common assumptions, and asks whether a better balance between state provision and private insurance is possible.Is this a book pricing professionals should read? And what lessons does it offer for healthcare reform more widely?Tune in for a high-level but thought-provoking look at one of the biggest policy challenges of our time.