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Podcast: The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum
Episode: Why Are Veterinarians So Expensive? Financial reporter Helaine Olen on The Unspeakable
Description: If you have a pet, you've probably wondered lately what in the world has happened to veterinary medicine. Why is it so expensive? Why is it so hard to get an appointment? And why, despite all of that, do domestic animals seem to have more health problems than ever? In this conversation, financial reporter Helaine Olen, a longtime dog owner and author of the April 2024 Atlantic article Why Your Vet Bill Is So High, explains how a combination of advancing technologies, private equity, and let's face it, people being really, really attached to their pets have made...