A Netflix model can make medical treatments more affordable | Jean-Manuel Izaret | TED Institute

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.
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[@apbharadwaj]

I like the practicality of the solution. Instead of expecting outright philanthropy from businesses, lets find a win-win solution that helps patients, healthcare payers and drug companies. Its far more scaleable this way!

[@nolanlozano7245]

Yo, I'm roommates with his son at UCLA!

[@jordanmiahborell5023]

I'm surprised this is not wildly more popular. Is anything like this reaching anybody's ears who can make a difference? Is America even able to make any sort of drastic change that will not take 8 years to even discuss changing something?

[@louisbaleston2814]

This man is a genius, deserves a Nobel prize

[@bonusgeese6860]

Hey louis :)

[@hubertmaliszewski9649]

That's just socialized health care. You invented a form of health care that most developed countries already have.

[@izaret]

This has nothing to do with socialized Health Care. The payers pay a fixed fee based on the number of patients with the disease not based on all people insured by the payer.