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How doctors helped tank universal health care

The Indicator from Planet Money

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The Tactics of Fear in Health Care Politics

This chapter delves into the strategic campaign launched during the early Cold War to undermine national health insurance by framing it as a threat to American liberties. It examines the use of anti-communist rhetoric and fear tactics to influence public perception and rally support for private insurance alternatives.

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