Episode 6.67 - Academic Half-Day #2, part 3: The Private Payers of Healthcare

i know, i know - an hour and 40 minute long part 3???? it&#8217;s worth it brothers and sisters. (maybe? that&#8217;s what they told me at least)<br/><br/>today we wrap up our long discussion on the payers of healthcare by dissecting specifically the PRIVATE payers - the private health insurance industry we all know and love (with household favorites like UnitedHealth, Aetna, Cigna), as well as the scam-fiction known as &#8220;consumer-driven healthcare&#8221; (most notably FSAs, HSAs, and their cousin the high-deductible health plans). we also touch on &#8220;managed care,&#8221; an important movement in healthcare which burst onto the scene in the 1980s; ostensibly on a mission to control costs but only really succeeding in making everyone despise how healthcare is administered and financed - except for the people that benefit from this ludicrous racket, of course. we end the episode with a fairly in-depth comparison of the healthcare systems in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. we hope this is a good starting point for understanding why our healthcare system in the US is totally irredeemable and must be replaced with not just Medicare for All, but additionally, some form of a fully nationalized healthcare system.<br/><br/>tunes:<br/><br/>intro: created by fidel cashtho<br/><br/>1:13:00 in bloom by sturgill simpson<br/><br/>outro: burgundy red by sunset rollercoaster <br/><br/>Get on the email list at <a href="https://www.marxismandmedicine.com?utm_medium=podcast">www.marxismandmedicine.com</a>