This Healthcare is Killing Us.
The perpetual cycle of money madness.
The first installment of our healthcare series encapsulated the magnitude of the industry that accounts for 20% of our nation’s GDP and how efforts to pursue universal healthcare were scuttled over the years. Today’s episode examines the role of private insurance in our system and details how Obamacare came to life with little discussion around a public option or the possibility of Medicare for All.
Show Notes
Clips
Episode Timestamp + Link | Clip Link
- 00:04:05 | Spies Like Us: Doctor, Doctor
- 00:08:46 | CNN: Bernie Sanders: Health care is a right, not a privilege
- 00:09:11 | Obama on French Healthcare
- 00:10:25 | ConcordCoalition: Fiscal Wake-Up Tour on Health Care--Stuart Butler
- 00:16:33 | Saw VI: The Cruelty Of Modern Medicine
- 00:21:43 | Bernie Sanders: Hillary Clinton on Universal Health Care in 2008
- 00:24:47 | Joe Biden to Obama: This is a Big Fucking deal
- 00:26:07 | Bill and Ted: Excellent
- 00:30:17 | Seven Psychopaths: That's Just Fucking Great
- 00:31:27 | When A Stranger Calls: It's Coming From Inside The House
- 00:34:11 | Fight Club: How's That Working Out for You?
- 00:38:32 | Young Frankenstein: It's Pronounced Frankensteen
- 00:39:54 | Big Daddy: Horseshit
- 00:41:56 | Unlisted Thoughts: Death of Stalin but it's just the doctors
- 00:52:20 | Get Smart Funny Moments
Resources
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The New York Times: U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback
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Health System Tracker: How does health spending in the U.S. compare to other countries?
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The Atlantic: Did a Conservative Think Tank Really Invent the Individual Mandate?
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: The Burden of Medical Debt: Results from the Kaiser Family Foundation/New York Times
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UnitedHealth Group: Annual Report
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Humana: 2021 Annual Report
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Anthem, Inc: Annual Report
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National Association of Insurance Commissioners: U.S. Health Insurance Industry Analysis Report
Book Love
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Steven Brill: America's Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System
Image Source
- Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes were made.
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