Change // Reform // Collaboration
This week's This American Life has a superb analysis of the rise in healthcare costs over the past decade. The story - in four acts - looks at healthcare costs from the perspective of doctors, patients and the insurance industry.
For more on why on the cost of Healthcare see the YouTube video below.
(Photo credit: thatmushroom on Flickr.)
NPR's Planet Money podcast recently discussed the concept of a single-payer healthcare system with Donna Smith of the California Nurses Association and Stuart Butler of the Heritage Foundation.
During the show they mention the video below regarding why a universal healthcare system, with a single-payer would bring down costs. The U.S. Senate Finance Committee recently twice voted down the Obama Administrations so-called public option. Such a single payer system is, however, prevalent in many countries such as Canada and the UK. The arguments in the videos below give a good overview of the pros and cons of each approach.
And a critique from How the World Works
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