T.R. Reid, a veteran Washington Post correspondent, finds out how five other capitalist democracies–United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland–deliver health care and what the United States might learn from their successes and their failures. Watch entire program.
preview segment on healthcare in Germany:
preview segment on healthcare in Taiwan:
Recent U.S. and NY Healthcare Crisis coverage on PBS:
NewsHour’s ongoing coverage of The Uninsured In America, most recent story 3/08, on Massachusett’s struggles with their 2006 law requiring the majority of residents to be insured.
NOW, 6/29/07 episode Interview with Michael Moore about Sicko, his documentary about the state of healthcare in the U.S., and a useful state-by-state healthcare coverage guide.
NOW, 5/6/06 episode all about ‘cover the uninsured’ week.
Healthcare Crisis, a documentary miniseries that aired on PBS in 2000, following a number of individuals struggles within the current U.S. system.
I was wondering why you chose not to cover the healthcare system in France (ranked #1 by the WHO)? The ranking itself suggests that it is indeed one of the top leading models. While covering all legal residents under the law of universal coverage the French healthcare system incorporates both the private and public sectors (a feature that would make it more palatable for Americans who share the French distate for restrictions). With no waiting list and the choice to either go to a public or private hospital (with the same coverage for all) there would have been a lot to say about this unique model of healthcare.
Outstanding! It is time to repeat this show while we are begining to consider programs for the USA.