Episode 6 - Academic Half-Day #2: Buyers & Payers / Who "Finances" Healthcare?

welcome back friends! it&#8217;s session #2 of our Academic Half-Day series, and today we&#8217;re continuing our exploration of the Medical-Industrial Complex by dissecting how we buy & pay for healthcare - the other half of the dialectic that is reflected in the question of how we provide & administer healthcare (which is coming up in session #3). &#8216;buckle the fuck up&#8217; folks, because this session is a deep dive on the history and birth of health insurance in the United States. other show highlights include Bae Guevara divulging his &#8216;dirty bulking&#8217; technique (double fisting different-flavored Whataburger milkshakes) and Sigmund Fraud signaling support for alternative medical therapies (revitalizing the Laudanum movement). part 2 coming soon.<br/><br/>tunes:<br/><br/>@12:32 - maple leaf rag by scott joplin<br/><br/>@22:17 - take five by dave brubeck<br/><br/>@31:26 - swing that music by louis armstrong<br/><br/>intro: created by fidel cashtho<br/><br/>outro: milkshake by kelis <br/><br/>Get on the email list at <a href="https://www.marxismandmedicine.com?utm_medium=podcast">www.marxismandmedicine.com</a>