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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

the entire healthcare profession was not for profit

Yeah I'm gonna need a source on this one because my knowledge of history points to this being entirely untrue outside of charity which... wasn't exactly great care.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    You learn something new everyday.

    "The US health insurance industry originated from a non-commercial plan founded during the Great Depression by a hospital in Dallas, Texas, seeking to shore-up its finances.45 That plan led to non-profit Blue Cross plans, which once dominated in most regions of the USA.45 However, in the mid-20th century, investor-owned insurers began outcompeting Blue Cross plans. "

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140673625016691

    Hospitals were all pretty much non-profit and many are to this day. Many doctors did have private practices though.

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