Mises Daily
Author:
Melchior Palyi
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[Excerpted from chapter 2 of Compulsory Medical Care and the Welfare State (1950)] Obligatory health insurance started moderately enough — in Prussia. Compulsion under a law of 1845 was left in the hands of municipal administrations, with no government subsidy involved and no contributions from employers. The antisocialist law of 1878 suppressed