[The Great RJ]

The obvious lie is that the concept of health insurance was not created until the 1930s. In 1798 there really weren't any hospitals in the modern context and drugs were often compounded by the physician or an apothecary for the physician. Again the concept of health insurance covering medications wasn't common until the 1970s.

[D Rider]

The obvious lie is that the concept of health insurance was not created until the 1930s.

Good point. The "Health" insurance that began in the 1860's was what we would call Accident insurance today.

[muawiyah]

The germ theory of disease wasn't current at the time either. A ship's doctor would cut off damaged limbs, bandage up cuts, give you dope to stop your pooping, give you other dope to help you poop.

He'd hold your hand while you passed kidney stones.

If you were lucky you'd have a Chinese physician ~ he had more dope and worked from a theory of how the body operated ~ all of them did bones.

[Theoria]

'Again the concept of health insurance covering medications wasn't common until the 1970s'

Thus the problem. Insurance is the driving force of health prices. I can guarantee ya if there was no insurance, health care would be cheaper.

Just like students loans and grants. If we didn't have them, college would be cheaper.

Things are cheaper when ya gotta pay out of your own pocket.