The hidden costs of healthcare churn

Healthcare churn—when people switch insurance plans—is particularly bad in the US. <br /><br />In today's episode, why Americans switch healthcare plans so much, and how that can cost a lot in money ... and in health.<br /><br /><strong>Related episode: <br /></strong>How doctors helped tank universal health care (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-doctors-helped-tank-universal-health-care/id1320118593?i=1000711739963" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3c5tz4CNydaJWKBIr3zGf4?si=gJ1TgBkPTPKR985ItHME-w" target="_blank">Spotify</a>)<br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/815128921/healthcare-and-economic-despair" target="_blank">Healthcare And Economic Despair</a><br /><br /><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/" target="_blank"><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>.<br /><br />Fact-checking by </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez" target="_blank"><em>Sierra Juarez</em></a><em>. Music by </em><a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><em>Drop Electric</em></a><em>. Find us: </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>TikTok</em></a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/" target="_blank"><em>Instagram</em></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>Facebook</em></a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money" target="_blank"><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>. </em><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>