Interesting Read: A Brief History of American Medical Insurance

From time to time I’ll be sharing thoughts on medical policy and the medical insurance arena, both areas that anyone (certainly those of us, say, over 30) who wish to maximize wellness, function, and our longevity should, at least from a respectful distance, cast a wary eye toward.

There’s a lot to talk about in these areas, and of course the intricate realities of medical policy and the insurance world are at times deviously complex, maddeningly opaque, and almost always costly (both in human and financial terms) when you have an up-close and personal encounter with either, though particularly medical insurance.

To that end, I recently came across this (relatively) short read – A Brief History of American Medical Insurance – via an unlikely source, Hillsdale College’s Imprimis. Mr. Gordon doesn’t get everything right, though he’s much closer in presenting reality than most these days. Worth a read…

Much more to come in these two topic areas, with an eye to practical application for we consumers of health care.

Image via Imprimis.