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Comment by JumpCrisscross

3 months ago

> Before 1985, there was no for-profit healthcare

Wait, what changed in 1985?

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ChicagoDave  3 months ago

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.

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