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. Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at … [Read more...]
The Structure & Cost of US Health Care: Crash Course Sociology #44
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. Thanks everybody for joining us for … [Read more...]
How Student Loans Work…EXPLAINED!
This video goes out to Tyler Oakley, who asked us to explain student loans! Here's the essential info on financial loans, Stafford loans, loan forgiveness, Perkins loans, loan debt, and more! CORRECTION: This video was cowritten by Mike and Alan Lastufka (Http://alandistro.tumblr.com), not just Mike! Sorryyyy! VIDEO LINKS: The Trevor Project: … [Read more...]