THE VIDEO SHELF · us healthcare costs
Why Are American Health Care Costs So High?
John Green explains why the US spends far more on health care than other countries, going through insurers, drug companies, hospitals and lawyers. He argues the causes are complicated rather than a simple blame game.
Why HN readers recommended it
Pointed to as a quick, readable summary of the data behind US healthcare costs.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- vlogbrothers
- Topic
- us healthcare costs
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2014
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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[VIDEO] This video (which has been making its rounds) explains many of the contributing factors to the cost of healthcare.
tekalon on Hacker News · 2013-10
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projct on Hacker News · 2014-01
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