Oct 07 Watch Netherlands Health System Balances Cost With Quality In the last of a series on health care in the Netherlands, Ray Suarez reports on how the European country maintains low health care costs while delivering a high standard of care. Continue watching
Oct 06 Comparing International Health Care Systems By PBS News Hour Ray Suarez and a NewsHour reporting team traveled to the Netherlands in September to explore the country's innovative universal health care system, which has gained attention as a potential model for U.S. health care reform. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch In Netherlands, Insurers Compete Over Quality of Care In the first of a series on health care abroad, Ray Suarez looks at how the Netherlands achieved a massive health care overhaul four years ago. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Olympic Trip, Health Care Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the week's news, including President Obama's trip abroad to tout Chicago's bid for the Olympics, new moves on health care reform and talks with Iran on its nuclear program. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Key Senate Panel Nears Health Care Reform Vote The Senate Finance Committee has finished a marathon week sorting through hundreds of amendments to Chairman Max Baucus's health care reform plan. Next stop for the bill: a vote by the full committee. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch First Year Lawmakers Face Daunting To-do List In a discussion with Gwen Ifill, four freshmen lawmakers reflect on their experiences thus far dealing with a recession, overseas conflicts, and the health care debate. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Struggling to Find Affordable Health Insurance An excerpt from a PBS special on one family's struggle to obtain affordable health care. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Senate Debate on Health Reform Hinges on Affordability As the Senate Finance Committee opens debate on the so-called Baucus plan for health care reform, the issue of affordability remains a key sticking point. After a recap of Tuesday's hearing on the bill, Susan Dentzer of the journal Health… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Tax Feud Emerges Over Health Insurance Mandates A key feature within health care proposals emerging from Congress and the White House is a mandate for all Americans to purchase insurance. But is a mandate a tax? Two experts discuss the topic with Gwen Ifill. Continue watching
Sep 17 What Has Been the Most Surprising Effect of the Financial Crisis? By Business Desk Editor’s note: All this week on the Business Desk, we have been featuring contributions from economists, financial journalists, and other experts on the origins and impact of the financial crisis. Today, we asked a few of our favorite experts who… Continue reading