Behavioural economics and financial incentives

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English - May 15, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB
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For better or worse, money makes the world go around. Without it, you may find yourself stuck in place, or worse - left behind.

Following on from our previous conversation about race, health and society, we are joined again by Professor Leonard Egede from the Medical College of Wisconsin. In todays discussion, he walks us through the economics of public health - diabetes in particular - and how different incentive plans could help level the playing field for accessing care.

Read the original article: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248762