Government intervention did not kill the housecall. :) Specialization and mechanization did: there was less money in general practice than podiatry and fancy ma

Government intervention did not kill the housecall. :) Specialization and mechanization did: there was less money in general practice than podiatry and fancy machines. The same thing happened to car mechanics a little later, leading to the joke about the mechanic and the doctor: "Doc, why did you have to get so much school to be a Doc?" "Well, because I repair very complicated machines." "So do I! And you only have to worry about one make and two models!"