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Why is Healthcare Not Better and Cheaper?
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- Is Business Broken?
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- Mar 20, 2025
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- 2200
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Summary
Innovation is what drives progress—but in healthcare, progress can feel frustratingly slow. New treatments, technologies, and approaches have the potential to save lives and reduce costs, yet systemic barriers often stand in the way. Are financial incentives in this regulated market holding innovation back? If so, how badly? What would it take to realign them? Today, host Curt Nickisch speaks to Jim Rebitzer Professor, Markets, Public Policy & Law, Questrom School of Business, and his brother Bob Rebitzer, National Advisor at Manatt Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices