The Indicator from Planet Money · Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Allison Galvani, a co-author of a Yale study on Medicare for All, defended her use of Taiwan's healthcare transition as a reference point for estimating fraud reduction. She stated that Taiwan represents the most recent advanced economy to move from a fragmented system to a single-payer model, and that fraud is rampant in the US due to its fragmentation.
“Taiwan shows us what the alternative looks like as the most recent advanced economy to move from a fragmented system like ours to single payer.”
“She says that fraud is rampant in the US system because it is so fragmented.”