PBS Special Report - Health Care Reform
Read the NBR team's latest blog entries about health care policy and trends, and post your comments.
Bucking the Rapidly Rising
Cost of Health Insurance Trend
posted by Jeff Yastine
As someone who covers health care a lot, I've wondered whether it might be easier to write my stories if I could have the phrase "rapidly rising cost of health insurance" assigned ... + More
Health Care: Rights and Wrongs
posted by Scott Gurvey
I had one of the 24/7 cable-blabber channels serving as white-noise for my office the other day when I saw a comely anchor look up at the ceiling and muse, "I wonder if health care should... + More
The spot to access goodies, like slideshows and extended interviews, from NBR's specials. 
Health Benefits History Slideshow
Issue Clash
Faces of the Uninsured
A list of websites you can visit to learn more about health care in America.
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Employee Benefits Research Institute
Kaiser Family Foundation
OpenSecrets.org
Small Business Administration (PDF)
On Thursday, September 24th at 9 PM, Nightly Business Report will join forces with fellow PBS programs NOW on PBS and Tavis Smiley to present an in-depth look at health care in America and the latest government proposals to reform it. NBR's contribution to this "PBS Special Report on Health Care Reform" will be anchored by Susie Gharib and will focus on the costs and controversies associated with employer-provided health care.
Leading up to the PBS Special Report, NBR will present three extended reports on employer-provided health care in America. These reports by Senior Correspondent Jeff Yastine will air September 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.
Health Care Reform Special Report
September 24, 2009
Watch the 90 minute special from PBS video to gain insight into America's health care debate.
Video
Report 1: Employer Struggles
September 21, 2009
NBR's Jeff Yastine finds out how the increasing unaffordability of health insurance is impacting firms of all sizes.
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Report 2: History of Health Benefits
September 22, 2009
NBR's Jeff Yastine looks at how the history of health benefits in America led to where we are today.
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Report 3: New, Healthier Thinking
September 23, 2009
NBR's Jeff Yastine explores some of the new, innovative methods companies are using to control health insurance costs.
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NBR's continuing coverage of health care reform, medical trends, and related topics can be found in the special "Bill of Health" section of our website:
The following PBS programs partnered to produce the PBS Special Report on Health Reform: