Wendy Brown on Healthcare.

The video discusses the high costs and low quality of the US health care system compared to other OECD countries. It critiques the system as being driven by monopoly capitalism rather than ordoliberalism, with significant influence from powerful industries like Big Pharma. The video also examines Obamacare, highlighting its privatized nature and the challenges of health care access due to job changes and state lines. It concludes by discussing the political and economic factors that shape health care policies, emphasizing the role of neoliberal ideologies and the exclusion of single-payer options.

What are the implications of the privatized arrangements for health care mentioned in the text?

How does the text describe the relationship between health care legislation and the power of companies?

What political deals were necessary for the passage of Obamacare according to the discussion?