Comment by JumpCrisscross

2 months ago

> Before 1985, there was no for-profit healthcare

Wait, what changed in 1985?

HMO laws allowed for-profit healthcare insurance. Groups of doctors banded together and carved out exclusive contracts to sets of hospitals and providers.

Before this I recall seeing $7 taken out of my paycheck and there were no deductibles or copays. Meds were $5.