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Health care system

Health and medicine,

The health care system in the United States is rapidly changing. To better understand these changes, we review the health care insurance, drug pricing, physician compensation, and much more! Join us as we explore the basics about the health care system in the US, including a comparison with European healthcare.

This course contains 6 segments:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Sal and Dr. Baker talk a bit about Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Conversation about drug pricing

Dr. Laurence Baker talks to Sal about how drug prices are set

Health care costs in US vs Europe

A discussion about US health care costs

Healthcare system overview

The different roles in the healthcare system

Paying doctors

Basics of how doctors get paid

Medicare overview

Sal talks with Professor Laurence Baker of Stanford Medical School

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Length 6 segments
Starts On Demand (Start anytime)
Cost Free
From Khan Academy
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Science
Tags Science Health and medicine

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