Health Insurance

Episode 170

27th January 2017

The American health insurance system is unlike any other in the world, and not in the good way. It’s probably about to get worse. This is the story of how we got here.

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The American health insurance system is unlike any other in the world, and not in the good way. It’s probably about to get worse. This is the story of how we got here.

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Music: “Medicines” by The Taxpayers

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Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin welcome you to Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. Every Friday, they dig through the annals of medical history to uncover all the odd, weird, wrong, dumb and just gross ways we’ve tried to fix people over the years. Educational? You bet! Fun? We hope!

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