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Healthcare Triage
Lots of Private Insurance is Publicly Funded
Every time health care reform comes up for debate, I see people arguing about whether a publicly or privately funded system would be better. The Affordable Care Act, in an attempt to forestall this debate, decided to split the baby, and...
Healthcare Triage
Medicare for All Could Save the US $2 Trillion
A recent study said that single payer Medicare for everybody would cost the government A LOT of money. But it would also $2 TRILLION less than the way we do things now.
Healthcare Triage
Medicare For All: What Does it Actually Mean?
Medicare for All has become wildly popular among Democrats running for office these days. But what does that mean exactly? It's complicated, if you can believe that. Does this include universal coverage? What happens to employer-based...
Hip Hughes History
ObamaCare: The Affordable Care Act Explained
Explaining the fundamentals of Obamacare for students and lifelong learners.
Healthcare Triage
Antibiotic Resistance: What Can You Do?
The impact of antibiotics on human health cannot be overstated. They are a big deal. And thanks to evolution, more and more bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Is there anything we can do? Yes. Let's talk about it.
Healthcare Triage
The Health System of Taiwan: HCT Healthcare of Many Nations
Every once in a while, we like to take a moment and focus on health systems around the world. Today, we're looking at Taiwan, which made the transition to a single payer system kind of suddenly, and pretty recently.
The Business Professor
Payroll taxes
Payroll taxes are taxes created by the federal income contributions act or FICA. Payroll taxes are an obligation shared by employers and employees to fund Social Security and Medicare programs. An employer withholds FICA taxes from an...
TLDR News
What Do Democratic Candidates Stand For? - TLDR US
In this video we discuss the front runners in the Democratic leadership race and discuss what they stand for from a policy perspective. We also dive into how the process is whittled down and whose likely to make it to the next stage.
Healthcare Triage
The Reality of Work Requirements for Medicaid
We’ve spent the last few weeks talking work requirements for safety net programs, and it’s all been leading up to this: work requirements for Medicaid. By looking at the EITC and TANF, we learned some things. Can these lessons inform...
KERA
Health Care’s Complicated History
Health care reform has become a major political issue in the United States. There are high costs for patients as well as the consequences of having millions of uninsured Americans. With many recent legislative votes on health care, the...
The Business Professor
Accounting for Employee Payroll Deducations - Accounting
Accounting for Employee Payroll Deducations - Accounting
Healthcare Triage
What Does Medicare Actually Cover?
We've been hearing a lot of pretty general plans to implement Medicare for all Americans. How would that work? Medicare as it exists today has some coverage gaps. How would that be addressed in Medicare for All?
Healthcare Triage
Does Universal Coverage Drive Immigration?
Combining immigration and healthcare leads to an uproar of opinions, with data often taking a backseat. In light of this we’re focusing on the results of a new study this week examining whether offering healthcare coverage affects rates...
TLDR News
The Democratic Candidates Policy Positions Explained - TLDR News
In this video we discuss the front runners in the Democratic leadership race and discuss what they stand for from a policy perspective. We also dive into how the process is whittled down and whose likely to make it to the next stage.
The Business Professor
Calculating and Journalizing Payroll Tax Expense (Part 2)
This video explains how to calculate and record the total payroll tax expense from the employer's perspective for a uniform company. The video covers the different components of payroll tax, including FICA, state unemployment tax, and...
Healthcare Triage
Health Services Research, Diabetes, and the YMCA
More than 86 million people, including 22 million people 65 or older, have pre-diabetes, which increases their risk of heart disease, strokes or diabetes. As we've watched that number grow, it has somehow felt that despite billions of...
Healthcare Triage
The Healthcare System of the United States
We've been getting a lot of requests to talk about the health care systems of different countries. It's really hard to compress the complexities of each into an episode, but we're going to try. First up is the United States. Others will...
Crash Course
The Economics of Death
Does an increased lifespan help to sustain the economy, or do healthcare costs for people who live longer negate that benefit? Learn about the economics of dying, being buried, and the other ways the end of one's life can be quite...
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...
Khan Academy
Medicare Sustainability
How is Medicare and Medicaid funded in the United States? Building off of a previous video discussing the structure of Social Security in the country, this resource explains the current situation with regard to a shrinking Medicare trust...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Economics: Medicare Sustainability
How is medicare funded? An astonishing video presentation explaining the medicare trust and how it could be depleted within the next 10 years. [7:52]