Phases of evolution of healthcare in US :-
# Historical periods- 1. pre-industrial (1700s-1800s)
-almhouses/pesthouses
-no professional, all apprenticeships
-medical training, practice, institutions
-medical care was purchased out of pocket(no insurance, no government)
# Historical periods- 2. post-industrial (1800s-1970s)
-financed privately
-actual money, no bartering
# Historical periods- 3. Corporate (1970s-2010)
-Clinton Health Plan (national health insurance) failed, but attempted (covers more than Obamacare)
# Historical periods- 4. Health care reform era (2010-today)
-obamacare
# Post-industrial America
-urbanization
-licensure required, educational reform (flexor report)
by state, AMA influential
-chronic conditions replaced infectious diseases
-private health insurance now (combat because of sanitation and vaccines, older age wear down
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