Health Care Reform and

YouTube.com

Introduction

“Our nation is now engaged in a great debate about the future of health care in America. And over the past few weeks, much of the media attention has been focused on the loudest voices. What we haven’t heard are the voices of the millions upon millions of Americans who quietly struggle every day with a system that often works better for the health-insurance companies than it does for them.” (Hitchcock 2009).

Background on Health Care Reform

History of Health Care Reform

Democratic Viewpoint

“Whether or not you have health insurance right now, the reforms we seek will bring stability and security that you don't have today. This isn't about politics. This is about people's lives. This is about people's businesses. This is about our future. ”- President Barack Obama

Republican Viewpoint

Where Health Care Reform is Now

Background on YouTube

Analysis of YouTube Videos“John Green's Thought Bubble: Health Care Overhaul (Summarized Via Massive Pig)

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-Summarization of argument

-Simplification for uninformed

viewers

-Visuals and metaphors

for better understanding

Analysis of YouTube videos

Allow individuals to express their opinions

Voices that are not normally found in mainstream media

New, original content

Analysis of YouTube Videos

Increased access to news clips

Comment section

Conclusion

YouTube is great!

References

Arnquist, S. and Goodridge, E. "A History of Health Care Reform. The New York Times. 19 July 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/19/us/politics/20090717_HEALTH_TIMELINE.html

Brusikiewicz, S. "John Green's Thought Bubble". Thought Bubble Organization. 03 September 2009. http://thoughtbubble.org/?p=234

Clymer, A., Pear, Rr. and Toner, R. "THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE: What Went Wrong? How the Health Care Campaign Collapsed -- A special report.; For Health Care, Times Was A Killer". The New York Times. 29 August 1994. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/29/us/health-care-debate-what-went-wrong-health-care-campaign-collapsed-special-report.html?pagewanted=5

Hitchcock, Julie. "Why We Need Health Care Reform". New York Times.15 August 2009. http://www.healthreform.gov/forums/whatpeoplearesaying.html#20090815

Rovner, Julie. "House Health Care Vote Makes History". NPR News, Washington. 8 November 2009. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120220295

Thistlerose Publications. "The Origin of YouTube". Thistlerose Publications 2007. http://www.worldhistorysite.com/YouTube.html

The White House. "The Obama Plan: Stability & Security For All Americans". The White House Washington. 20 October 2009. http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health-care/plan

Wesch. "An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube". Kansas State University. 23 June 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU