The Economics of Healthcare: Myths, Policy, and Reform with Dr. Timothy McBride

Alternative title: Everything you wanted to know about healthcare - from the ACA to Medicaid - but were afraid to ask. Healthcare economics is a notoriously complex subject, but if you need to check out one podcast to make sense of it, this is that podcast!    Dr. Timothy McBride, Bernard Becker Professor of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis and a leading health economist, joins us to debunk common misconceptions about healthcare economics. We explore how the ACA’s “Amazon-like” insurance marketplaces create choice overload and buyer’s remorse, research on balancing options with simplicity, the looming expiration of ACA subsidies and rising premiums, Medicaid’s vital role for working families, the elderly, and rural areas (beyond just “welfare”), and evidence-based reforms Dr. McBride would prioritize—including for rural access and uninsured rates, plus his thoughts on Medicaid reform. Check it out!