392: Someone Else's Money
Oct 16, 2009
This week, we bring you a deeper look inside the health insurance industry. The dark side of prescription drug coupons. A story about Pet Health Insurance, which is in its infancy, and how it is changing human behaviors—for example, if you have the pet health insurance, you bring your pet to the vet more often, and the vet makes more money and...well, you can see the parallels.
And insurance company jargon, frighteningly decoded. This show was a co-production with NPR News, and was one of two shows we did on health care: The other is More Is Less.
- Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson recount how four accidental steps led to enacting the very questionable system of employers paying for health care. (11 minutes)
