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US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians

  • Written by Zachary W. Schulz, Senior Lecturer of History, Auburn University
imageConcessions to the private sector are one reason why health care is so costly.FS Productions/Tetra images via Getty Images

A few years ago, a student in my history of public health course asked why her mother couldn’t afford insulin without insurance, despite having a full-time job. I told her what I’ve come to believe: The U.S. health...

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