Insight Unpacked

Kellogg School of Management
Insight Unpacked

Healthcare: it’s a giant industry with a noble cause—supporting human health. But here in America, it’s expensive and unwieldy, and has inspired decades of (mostly) failed reform attempts. How did we get here? And can we do better? Welcome to Insight Unpacked, where we delve into complex business topics and emerge with insights from Kellogg School faculty. For our second season, we untangle the often-competing incentives that motivate the major players in the system, from hospital networks and doctors to insurers and big pharma. We even turn the stethoscope on ourselves, the patients.

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  1. S2E1 | The Problem with Megaproviders

    EPISODE 1

    S2E1 | The Problem with Megaproviders

    In episode 1 of our 5-episode series, “Insight Unpacked: American Healthcare and Its Web of Misaligned Incentives,” we investigate how hospital systems got so big—and what that means for our health and our pocketbooks. On this episode, we talk to Kellogg professors Craig Garthwaite and David Dranove, and Wharton School professor Robert Lawton Burns. Dranove and Burns co-wrote the book Big Med: Megaproviders and the High Cost of Health Care in America. Visit the episode page for supplementary materials.

    28 min
  2. S2E2 | The Power of the Physician's Pen

    EPISODE 2

    S2E2 | The Power of the Physician's Pen

    We rely on doctors to keep us healthy. In episode 2 of our 5-episode series, “Insight Unpacked: American Healthcare and Its Web of Misaligned Incentives,” we learn at what cost. On this episode, we talk to Kellogg professors Craig Garthwaite, David Dranove, and clinical associate professor Paul Campbell about the role doctors play in the expense and complexity of the American healthcare system.  Visit the episode page for supplementary materials.

    31 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    S2E3 | The Misadventures of Insuring America

    In episode 3 of our 5-episode series, “Insight Unpacked: American Healthcare and Its Web of Misaligned Incentives,” we explain how insurance companies became everybody’s favorite villain. On this episode, we talk to Kellogg faculty members Craig Garthwaite, David Dranove, and Paul Campbell, alongside Wharton School professor Robert Lawton Burns. Visit the episode page for supplementary materials.

    37 min
  4. S2E4 | The Bargain That Fuels Big Pharma

    EPISODE 4

    S2E4 | The Bargain That Fuels Big Pharma

    What will we pay for the next groundbreaking drug? In episode 4 of our 5-episode series, “Insight Unpacked: American Healthcare and Its Web of Misaligned Incentives,” we explore the trade-off at the heart of pharmaceutical innovation. On this episode, we hear from Kellogg faculty members Amanda Starc and Craig Garthwaite, as well as Boston University School of Law’s Kevin Outterson.  Visit the episode page for supplementary materials.

    26 min
  5. S2E5 | American Healthcare—Is This the Best We Can Do?

    EPISODE 5

    S2E5 | American Healthcare—Is This the Best We Can Do?

    In the final episode of our 5-episode series, “Insight Unpacked: American Healthcare and Its Web of Misaligned Incentives,” we travel overseas, and through our own backyard, in search of a way forward. On this episode, we hear from Kellogg faculty members Craig Garthwaite, Amanda Starc, and David Dranove. We also talk to Murray Ross, vice president of Kaiser Permanente's Institute for Health Policy and Government Relations.  Visit the episode page for supplementary materials.

    50 min
  6. Introducing Insight Unpacked, Season 2

    06/21/2024

    Introducing Insight Unpacked, Season 2

    Introducing Insight Unpacked, Season 2: American Healthcare and Its Web of Misaligned Incentives If you lived in the nineteenth century, and you got sick, it was bad news. Simple urinary tract infections were deadly. Appendicitis killed you. And Syphilis might leave you without a nose. Thanks to modern medicine, this is pretty unimaginable today. And if you live in the United States, you know that we pay handsomely for the privilege. But why do we pay more than any other country?  Welcome to Insight Unpacked—the series where our faculty break down a complex business topic. And boy do we have one for you this season: American healthcare and its web of misaligned incentives. And we’re gonna get really familiar with the things that motivate this system’s biggest players. Those players? Hospital systems, doctors, health-insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, and patients. So subscribe to Insight Unpacked, or check your feed at The Insightful Leader. Episodes drop on Mondays starting June 24.

    2 min
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Healthcare: it’s a giant industry with a noble cause—supporting human health. But here in America, it’s expensive and unwieldy, and has inspired decades of (mostly) failed reform attempts. How did we get here? And can we do better? Welcome to Insight Unpacked, where we delve into complex business topics and emerge with insights from Kellogg School faculty. For our second season, we untangle the often-competing incentives that motivate the major players in the system, from hospital networks and doctors to insurers and big pharma. We even turn the stethoscope on ourselves, the patients.

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  • Creator
    Kellogg School of Management
  • Episodes
    14
  • Seasons
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022
  • Show Website
    Insight Unpacked

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