

Ever wondered how the healthcare system in the USA worked? We explain everything in this video!

Why is health care so expensive? Once again, there are a lot of factors in play. Jacob and Adriene look at the many reasons that health care in the US is so expensive, and what exactly we get for all that money. Spoiler alert: countries that spend less and get better results are not that uncommon.

Perhaps you think the U.S. Healthcare System is broken and like many of us, you want change. But we must first understand healthcare before trying to fix it. In this three-part series, we’ll explore the major healthcare models of the world, how the U.S. fares in comparison, and what changes to make moving forward. This is the Anatomy of Healthcare.

In our final episode of Crash Course Sociology we are going to talk about what the health care system in the US looks like, the five A’s of health care accessibility, and a couple of contributing factors to the affordability of health care: fee for service care and the structure of our health insurance system which encourage higher spending.