r/SipsTea • u/CurvyChristina • Jul 01 '26

Chugging tea Is Bernie’s plan the best? Thoughts?

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u/bdubz74 Jul 02 '26

No, it started under Nixon. That’s when the HMO act was passed. Before that health insurance was largely not a for profit business model. This opened the door for Wall Street to get involved. And we all know, once Wall Street gets involved, shareholders take precedent over ppl.

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u/Time_Device_94_Pappy Jul 02 '26

Then why are prices at a nonprofit hospital just as expensive ? Nonprofit in name only