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Zarek Brot Profile picture
Zarek Brot
@zarekcb
Assistant professor at @UChicago @HarrisPolicy, fellow at @NBERpubs, @HMRLab @Harvard, @ChicagoFed. Health care "expert"
Jan 23, 2023 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
Wherein @Samantha_Burn @timothyjlayton @borisvabson and I take on the unenviable task of defending medical paperwork:

"Rationing Medicine Through Bureaucracy: Authorization Restrictions in Medicare"

on NBER: nber.org/papers/w30878
and ungated: zarekcb.github.io/PriorAuth_Web.… Health care bureaucracy is the last truly bipartisan issue. It covers 1-4% of US GDP(!), and no matter who you ask, it's horrible and wasteful.

The dilemma is: Half of admin costs (as per Cutler below) are about managed care! Policies meant to restrain rapid cost growth. Image