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
Concessions to the private sector are one reason why health care is so costly.FS Productions/Tetra images via Getty ImagesA 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...