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February 24, 2020 01:17 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/24/universal-health-coverage-not.html
Universal health coverage not radical
This image, posted by the 1912 Progressive Party, offers a stark illustration of how commonplace universal healthcare -- i.e. "Medicare for All" -- is in the developed world and even beyond it. It struck me that not having effective healthcare is seen as an aspect of American Exceptionalism, where the lack of something other people enjoy becomes a uniquely American virtue: faith in the generosity of insurance companies. Read the rest
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