TED Talks

Jean-Manuel Izaret: A new Netflix-style pricing model that could make medical treatments affordable for all (2019x272)

: 18, 2019

In the US, the steep cost of medical care means many curable diseases go untreated. Pricing expert Jean-Manuel Izaret shares a plan for making treatments for curable diseases affordable for all by switching to a subscription-like payment system (similar to the one pioneered by Netflix) that would distribute costs over time and across an entire population of subscribers.