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Sawbones: Health Insurance

An illustration of two blue snakes twisting around a radius and ulna bone topped with a handsaw coming off either side to form a caduceus staff. The snake on the left is wearing a red dunce cap and the snake on the right is wearing a red graduation cap. The background is a pop art style red to blue fade. At the bottom of the image it says “Sawbones” with “A marital tour of misguided medicine” written below that.

The American health insurance system is unlike any other in the world, and not in the good way. It’s probably about to get worse. This is the story of how we got here.

Music: “Medicines” by The Taxpayers

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Transcript available here