How to Reduce Waste in Healthcare | The Cause and Effect Episode #2

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The Cause and Effect Podcast

The Cause and Effect Podcast by Vitor Melo

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Welcome to The Cause and Effect Podcast! This podcast explores how policies shape economic outcomes in an engaging and accessible way. I bring insightful conversations to non-economists, translating complex research into digestible discussions without jargon. Each episode focuses on insights from applied academic papers, connecting research to real-world problems and solutions. Topics include healthcare regulation, waste and fraud in healthcare, discrimination in college admissions, labor market restrictions, and more. Economics should inform and inspire everyone!

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How to Reduce Waste in Healthcare | The Cause and Effect Episode #2

The Cause and Effect Podcast

1 hour 8 minutes 11 seconds

7 months ago

How to Reduce Waste in Healthcare | The Cause and Effect Episode #2

Welcome to the second episode of The Cause and Effect! 🎙️✨In this episode, Riley League, assistant professor of finance at the University of Illinois, joins us to discuss a critical issue in the U.S. healthcare system: waste and fraud. 💰🏥The healthcare sector is worth trillions, but how much of that spending is wasted? We explore:✔️ The true cost of fraud and inefficiencies in healthcare✔️ How Medicare loses billions to improper payments✔️ Three approaches to tackling waste: regulations, civil lawsuits, and criminal enforcement✔️ What research reveals about the most effective solution.📢 Follow for more content on economics and public policy:🌐 Vitor Melo’s website: https://melovitor.com🌐 Riley League’s website: https://rileyleague.github.io/🎧 Listen to the podcast on your favorite platform:

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