Curated Video
Unemployed Americans struggle during pandemic
Connie Boyd is one of the 26 million Americans who have filed for unemployment after the coronavirus pandemic pushed them out of a job.
Curated Video
Unemployed Americans struggle during pandemic
Connie Boyd is one of the 26 million Americans who have filed for unemployment after the coronavirus pandemic pushed them out of a job.
Bloomberg
Biden: I'm Not Going to Play Trump's Game on Packing the Court
Oct.12 -- KTNV reporter Ross DiMattei asks Democratic nominee Joe Biden if he plans to pack the U.S. Supreme Court with more justices if he wins. Here's the exchange.
Bloomberg
The State of Affordable Healthcare Under Trump
Jul.25 -- Katherine Baicker, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Dean and Jeff Smedsrud, Healthcare.com Co-Founder and Pivot Health Founder and CEO, talk about the changes to health care and insurance under President...
Curated Video
President Barack Obama, delivering one of the most crucial speeches of his young presidency, urged Congress Wednesday to set aside partisan bickering and work with him to overhaul the U.S. health care syste
HEADLINE: In crucial speech, Obama pushes health overhaul
CAPTION: President Barack Obama, delivering one of the most crucial speeches of his young presidency, urged Congress Wednesday to set aside partisan bickering and work with him...
Bloomberg
Assessing Obamacare: What's Working and What Isn't
Nov. 4 -- While Obamacare has brought health insurance to millions of people in the U.S., some in the program are finding that the medical care they need is too expensive to actually use. Bloomberg's Zachary Tracer has more on "Bloomberg...
Bloomberg
Indian Online Insurance Platform Policybazaar Plans IPO
Jul.24 -- Yashish Dahiya, co-founder and chief executive officer of Policybazaar, an Indian online insurance platform that counts SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund, Tiger Global Management and Tencent Holdings Ltd. among its largest...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Mobile clinic cares for growing crowds
VOICED: Mobile clinic cares for growing crowds
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.