We've Got You Covered

By Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein,

Book cover of We've Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care

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From a MacArthur Genius ​MIT economist and pre-eminent Stanford economist comes a lively and provocative proposal for American health insurance reform

Few of us need convincing that the American health insurance system needs reform. But many of the existing proposals focus on expanding one relatively successful piece of the system…

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1 author picked We've Got You Covered as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book persuaded me that we should tear down the American healthcare system and replace it with one guaranteeing basic healthcare to everyone, paid for by taxes, and let those who can afford better care pay for it.

It also surprised me with some of its prescriptions. Yes, co-pays reduce visits to physicians, saving some money, but administering the co-pay system costs more than it saves.

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