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> This is a result of a lot of accidents of history. These are not accidents though. For example in Puerto Rico there was a good, affordable public health car
by jjav 3y ago
> This is a result of a lot of accidents of history.
These are not accidents though.
For example in Puerto Rico there was a good, affordable public health care system many decades ago (El plan Arbona). This was meticulously dismantled by the insurance industry through political lobbying and support of insurance-friendly politicians. Now they have the same debacle as in the US, sky high insurance profits and terrible health care. This was very intentional, not an accident of history.
- duffpkg 3y agoRespectfully I would say there are a lot more problems than that going on. The federal government has an incredibly dark history with Puerto Rico regarding health, the rhoads scandal alone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_P._Rhoads#Scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_P._Rhoads#Scandal but also human experimentation and other misdeeds compounded by the complex status of it as an american territory.
- jjav 3y agoThat's true and a part of history everyone should learn more about. But also, unrelated to the current discussion. The insurance companies dismantling a good public system was a pretty recent action, mostly in the 90s although the damage has taken a while to propagate.