In order to receive full credit to (1) watch AT LEAST ONE of the two documentary videos: Sick Around the World, or Sick Around America, (2) post an answer of at least one of the three groups of questions below.

The goal is to motivate careful consideration and discussion of health care in the United States.Health care is a considerable portion of U.S. federal government spending and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.Which health care services will be provided to whom and how they will be funded are important economic questions.

Materials:

Sick Around America:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundamerica/(Links to an external site.)

Sick Around the World:(Links to an external site.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfusssJW7TI(Links to an external site.)

Discussion Questions:

(1) How does health care in the United States compare to health care in other parts of the world?What things do health care systems in other countries do better than the U.S.?What things do other health care systems do worse?

(2) How does health care in the some parts of the United States compare to health care in other parts of the U.S.?What things do some health care systems do better than others?What things do some health care systems do worse?

(3) What can we learn from an examination of other health care systems?What changes would you recommend for the U.S. health care system?