obama’s deal

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Students should be aware that Web sites often present only one view of an issue. Encourage students to think about and question Web sites as they are reviewing them. Some guiding questions: What did you learn from this site? What didn’ t you learn from this site? Who sponsors this site? What bias might the sponsor have? How current is the site?

Analysis:

• FRONTLINE: Obama’ s Deal
  View the entire program and read excerpts from interviews that provide insight into the negotiations among the Obama administration, members of Congress and lobbyists from the health care and health insurance industries.

Background:

• FRONTLINE: Sick Around the World
  A look at five other capitalist democracies’ health care systems and what the U.S. could learn from their successes and failures
• Kaiser Family Foundation
  A detailed glossary of terms for understanding the concepts included in health care proposals
• NPR: Health Care
  National Public Radio (NPR) posts continuously updated stories on health care in America.
• PBS NewsHour: “Rx for Reform”
  The Online NewsHour provides a complete and updated rundown on health care reform.

Health Care Industry:

• America’ s Health Insurance Plans
  The official Web site of the health insurance industry’ s lobbying organization
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
  The official Web site of the pharmaceutical industry’ s lobbying organization
• Physicians for a National Health Program This organization of 17,000 health professionals supports single-payer national health insurance.

Purchasing the Film:
Obama’s Deal can be purchased from PBS Educational Media.