Health Care Quality - What's Cost Got to Do with It?

Explore the complex relationship between healthcare costs and quality in this hour-long TEDMED Great Challenges talk. Delve into a study examining insurance claims from autoworkers across multiple metro markets, which reveals surprising insights about expensive hospitals and their performance. Analyze the factors that contribute to higher pricing in healthcare, including hospital size, market share, and magazine rankings. Investigate the effectiveness of costly care by examining readmission rates and patient outcomes in various medical scenarios. Consider the definition of "quality care" from different perspectives, including administrators, doctors, and patients. Reflect on the ethical implications of allocating resources between high-priced specialty care and broader population-wide health interventions.

TEDMED Great Challenges: Health Care Quality: What's cost got to do with it?