Health Insurance in the United States

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JAP69 — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 02:32:17 GMT

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Rick G — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:07:57 GMT

Cancer is also rampant among the baby boomers who received the polio vaccine in the 50's that contained Simian virus 40. I remember all of us children lined up to get our "vaccine" that was on a sugar cube. Dr. Mengele would have been proud of western medicine's accomplishment of decreasing our life spans and making us sicker so we can buy more pills.

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four4me — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:21:22 GMT

Cancer is rampant because all of the atom bomb testing done in the desert, that fallout fell on the food chain and crops were picked, distributed and eaten. Some milk was neither homogenization or pasteurization and people drank it.

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emilyg — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:51:33 GMT

Thank you.

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JAP69 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:25:22 GMT

I can remember when doctors made house calls for a small sum of money. I see in California where they are now going to allow registered nurses take care of office call type visits because of the shortage of doctors there. Thought the article would be a good read for those interested. <br

Original Blog Entry: Health Insurance in the United States

JAP69 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:07:40 GMT

Health Insurance in the United States

http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/thomasson.insurance.health.us

excerpt:

1900-1920: Sickness Insurance versus Health Insurance

Prior to 1920, the state of medical technology generally meant that very little could be done for many patients, and that most patients were treated in their homes. Table 1 provides a list of pioneering early advances in medicine. Hospitals did not assume their modern form until after the turn of the century when antiseptic methods were well established. Even then, surgery was often performed in private homes until the 1920s.

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