Chapter 7. Health Care and Health Challenges

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Video Clips

- What Exactly Does the ACA Do?
  The basic changes of the Affordable Care Act, explained in simple, concise terms.

- What Is Hospice All About?
  A licensed clinical social worker explains the purpose of hospice care.

- Why Is Our Health Care So Expensive?
  A critical look at some of the reasons behind the exorbitant cost of health care in America.

Audio Clips

- Getting Minorities to Sign Up for Health Insurance
  Two states hope to improve their track record for getting information about state health insurance exchanges to some of the groups who may need it most.

- Too Rich for Medicaid, Too Poor for Subsidies
  A look at the effects of Georgia’s refusal to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act.