Why is American health care so expensive and complicated? Michael F. Cannon argues that its roots can be traced back to a often forgotten feature of the federal tax code: a supposed tax break that actually mandates expensive, low-quality health insurance.


Rikki Schlott sits down with Cannon to unpack how the tax code reshaped our health care system, distorted labor and health care markets, and left workers with less control over how their own compensation is spent.


Read Michael's article "The Original Sin of US Health Policy": https://www.cato.org/study/original-sin-us-health-policy


Producer: Barbara Galletti

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Director of Photography: Jonathan Fields

Audio Engineer: Cecil Sherman

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Motion Graphics: Jonathan Fields

Original Music: Cecil Sherman

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