Do You Really Want Socialized Medicine?
This article from 1949 examines proposed healthcare legislation—and sounds surprisingly similar to the healthcare debates of today.
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Post Perspective on Healthcare
“Just about every American can cite a personal example of the staggering benefits—and equally staggering costs—of today’s medicine. Here’s mine …” writes Frederick Allen in our September/October 2012 issue. But were the staggering costs always there? Is today’s medicine better than it was 50 or even 60 years ago? After reading our archival pieces below, ... More
Fixing Our Healthcare System
We spend more money per patient than any other country, yet we are less healthy by far. How did our healthcare system become such a wreck? And what is to be done?
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The Doctor Glares at State Medicine
A witty reflection of the doctors’ views of socialized medicine and healthcare reform in 1944.
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Part I: Health Insurance in 1958
Health insurance’s original aim was to protect the public against the financial shock of illness, but also intended to halt state medicine.
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Part II: Health Insurance in 1958
A 1953 murder investigation led to a questionable insurance broker. What happens to good people when the system gets hoodwinked?
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Part III: Health Insurance in 1958
When it was first proposed to the health insurance industry, comprehensive health insurance was greeted with predictions of doom.
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