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Healthcare Triage
Reopening Schools in the Age of COVID
School districts across the country are thinking about reopening. What is that going to look like? Can school reopenings be handled safely?
Global Health with Greg Martin
Universal Health Coverage explained
Universal Health Coverage is about providing healthcare to people without pushing people into poverty. It's an exciting public health and global health tool. Countries that implement universal health coverage provide better healthcare at...
Healthcare Triage
Is Our Health Care Spending Actually Worth It?
Many people know by now that the United States spends much more on health care than any other country, and that health outcomes are not a lot better (and in many instances worse). That raises the question: Is our health care spending...
Healthcare Triage
Early Childhood Interventions. What Are They?
In the next year and a half, we here at Healthcare triage are going to take some deep dives into issues of health policy, especially those that touch on social determinants of health and health equity. The episodes that do so will be a...
Healthcare Triage
Plant Based Fast Food Isn't Health Food
Many fast food restaurants are now creating products with plant-based meat substitutes that are pretty convincingly meatlike. Some of these chains are positioning these foods as "healthier options." Sorry to be a party pooper, but they...
Healthcare Triage
What is Health Insurance, and Why Do You Need It?: Health Care Triage #2
In this episode of Healthcare Triage, Dr. Aaron Carroll gets some surprised questions from "friend of Obama" John Green who is still waiting for his big government giveaway . Unfortunately, insurance still costs money, and it's still...
Khan Academy
Term Life Insurance and Death Probability, Finance and Capital Markets
Math and real life converge in this video, which details the process of death probability in terms of life insurance. Although your students are likely years away from considering life insurance, it's beneficial to illustrate probability...
Crash Course
The Economics of Healthcare
Healthcare is an important asset to any society, and has been at the forefront of public policy and national news in the last few decades. An engaging video from Crash Course economics clears up many misconceptions about...
Khan Academy
PPACA or "Obamacare"
Using illustrations and sample figures, this video very clearly explains the arguments for and against components of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, such as the controversial issue of an individual mandate and how pre-existing...
Khan Academy
Social Security Intro
Here is an excellent breakdown of what Social Security is in the United States, including its purpose, benefactors, sources of income, and areas of investment. The video compares a traditional retirement account with Social Security, and...
Khan Academy
FICA Tax
What is the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax's connection to Social Security and Medicare, and what are the differences in how are individuals in the United States are taxed relative to their income? This video provides...
A&E Television
History.com: Lbj Signs Medicare Bill (Speech)
Audio content of LBJ's speech on the day he signed the Medicare bill. Includes a quote from this speech and a brief explanation of the political background surrounding the passage of the bill. [1:52]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Health Care System: Conversation About Drug Pricing
Dr. Laurence Baker talks to Sal about how drug prices are set.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Health Care System: Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Sal and Dr. Baker talk about Blue Cross and Blue Shield. [10:05]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Paying for Medicines: Tiering and Formularies
In the second of two videos [13:43] on paying for medications, the concepts of tiered drug pricing, preferred drug lists, and Medicare Part D are explained to shed some light on the issue.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Private Health Insurance
Approximately half of Americans rely on their employers to help obtain and pay for health coverage. This video [12:58] explains the history of private insurance, how risk-sharing works, and the incentives for employers and employees to...
PBS
Pbs: Get Insured
The video from the series, Your Life, Your Money, explains the importance of health insurance and how it can be acquired through employment.