Instructional Video3:16
Healthcare Triage

Reopening Schools in the Age of COVID

Higher Ed
School districts across the country are thinking about reopening. What is that going to look like? Can school reopenings be handled safely?
Instructional Video4:34
Global Health with Greg Martin

Universal Health Coverage explained

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video5:23
Healthcare Triage

Is Our Health Care Spending Actually Worth It?

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video9:05
Healthcare Triage

Early Childhood Interventions. What Are They?

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video4:43
Healthcare Triage

Plant Based Fast Food Isn't Health Food

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video8:18
Healthcare Triage

What is Health Insurance, and Why Do You Need It?: Health Care Triage #2

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video4:22
Khan Academy

Term Life Insurance and Death Probability, Finance and Capital Markets

7th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video10:26
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Crash Course

The Economics of Healthcare

9th - 12th Standards
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...
Instructional Video7:14
Khan Academy

PPACA or "Obamacare"

9th - 12th Standards
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...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Social Security Intro

9th - 12th Standards
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...
Instructional Video7:30
Khan Academy

FICA Tax

9th - 12th Standards
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...
Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: Lbj Signs Medicare Bill (Speech)

9th - 10th
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]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Health Care System: Conversation About Drug Pricing

9th - 10th
Dr. Laurence Baker talks to Sal about how drug prices are set.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Health Care System: Blue Cross and Blue Shield

9th - 10th
Sal and Dr. Baker talk about Blue Cross and Blue Shield. [10:05]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Paying for Medicines: Tiering and Formularies

9th - 10th
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.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Private Health Insurance

9th - 10th
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...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Get Insured

9th - 10th
The video from the series, Your Life, Your Money, explains the importance of health insurance and how it can be acquired through employment.