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Katherine Baicker: Rigorous Thinking about Hard Problems
Howie and Harlan are joined by health economist Katherine Baicker of the University of Chicago to discuss her career in academia and government, the landmark Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, and the optimal design for universal healthcare coverage. Harlan asks why life expectancy in the U.S. increasingly lags behind peer nations; Howie discusses the politics threatening the PEPFAR program, which has saved millions of lives around the world.
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U.S. Life Expectancy
"How does U.S. life expectancy compare to other countries?"
The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More is Getting…
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