CONTEXTUAL FACTORS

The following media resources address the contextual factors impacting the answer to the following question, “How did we get here?” regarding the current state of healthcare in the U.S.

Please select at least two from the following to view.

· CNBC. (2018, December 26).  Why medical bills in the U.S. are so expensive   Links to an external site.  [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NvnOUcG-ZI Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 15 minutes.

· FRONTLINE PBS. (2021, May 18).  The healthcare divide   Links to an external site. (full documentary): FRONTLINELinks to an external site.  [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVvEkeH4O8o Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 53 minutes.

· IntelligenceSquared Debates. (2017, October 6).  The U.S. health care system is terminally broken   Links to an external site.  [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0JFn7rVHdg  Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 95 minutes.

· PBS NewsHour. (2021).  Health care: America vs. the WorldLinks to an external site. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BytzrjEfyfA  Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 56 minutes.

· Dawes, D. E. (2020).  The political determinants of health . Johns Hopkins University Press.

· Chapter 4, “How the Game is Played: Successful Employment of the Political Determinants of Health” (pp.78–111)

· Porche, Demetrius J. (2023).  Health policy: Applications for nurses and other health professionals (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

· Chapter 9, “Policy Formulation and Implementation” (pp.101-112)

· Chapter 10, “Policy Analysis” (pp.113-140)