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Health Apr 21
The U.S. spends nearly $4 trillion on health care, but inequities still exist. Here’s why.The U.S. spends nearly $4 trillion on health care, yet inequities in care continue to persist. With 30 million Americans uninsured during the pandemic, is universal health care the answer? William Brangham explores the matter in our new documentary, "Critical…
Health Apr 19
WATCH: ‘Critical Care: America vs. the World’ – A PBS NewsHour specialThis broadcast is an update to NewsHour’s “The Best Health Care?” series which examined how high-income nations have achieved health care coverage for their populations at a much lower cost, with better outcomes.
Health Apr 15
What Canada’s universal health system could teach the U.S. about managing a pandemicMore than 30 million Americans have gone without health insurance in the last year. Other high-income nations cover their entire populations for a lot less money than the U.S. already spends. But does a universal health care system help save…
Education Jan 26
How the pandemic is propelling demand for short-term college programsIt’s been a brutal academic year for higher education, with enrollment down in the fall more than 560,000 undergraduate students compared to 2019. But there has been at least one area of growth at many schools: short-term programs that help…
Education Jan 19
How the pandemic is impacting college students’ mental healthCollege students have long been prone to stress, anxiety and depression. And three out of four Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 report poor mental health tied to the pandemic, according to the CDC. Hari Sreenivasan reports as…
Nation Jan 12
How the pandemic highlights racial disparities in higher educationTypically during a recession, community college enrollment goes up as unemployed workers start looking for new skills. But that’s not happening this time around, signaling trouble for the economy and individual families going forward, particularly for lower-income students and students…
Education Jan 05
As pandemic wears on, colleges and universities grapple with how to surviveMore than 397,000 people at American colleges and universities have contracted the coronavirus since March. As campuses nationwide look to start the third pandemic semester in coming weeks, the grim toll on higher education is mounting with the basic survival…
Nation Dec 11
Frontline workers, communities of color bear the brunt of California’s coronavirus surgeCalifornia broke new records this week with the coronavirus, prompting officials to order restrictions in more than 90 percent of that state. Stephanie Sy reports on the situation in Los Angeles County, where frontline workers and communities of color are…
Nation Nov 10
Why the Affordable Care Act is back before the Supreme Court, amid a pandemicHealth care policy was a major topic during the presidential campaign, and President Trump’s administration has long sought to invalidate the Affordable Care Act. But Obamacare, as it is popularly known, is now deeply woven into American health. With health…
Arts Oct 16
Leaving Dixie behind, the Chicks get even more personal — and politicalThe Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, are the best-selling female band of all time in the U.S. But they may be known just as much for a comment lead singer Natalie Maines made during the lead-up to the…