HKS Authors

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Professor of Public Policy, HKS; Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration, HBS

Abstract

The U.S. health care system has long struggled to deliver high-quality care at a reasonable cost. Though there is plenty of blame to go around, fingers are often pointed at health insurers. These intermediaries are comparatively easy targets; they aren’t beloved clinicians delivering lifesaving care or (less beloved but still revered) biopharmaceutical companies creating wonder drugs.

Citation

Dafny, Leemore. "Health Insurance after Corporatization — What Next?" The New England Journal of Medicine (January 31, 2026).