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Comrade Citizen

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4. He should look to Louisiana 100 years ago

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 04:03 PM

Apr 2025

Huey Long initiated the expansion of the state’s two Charity Hospitals to create a network of public hospitals accessible to the poor. Capacity at New Orleans’ Charity Hospital was more than doubled, reducing the death rate by 30 percent.

Through the Board of Health, Long tripled funding for public healthcare. The state’s free health clinics grew from 10 in 1926 to 31 in 1933, providing free immunizations to 67 percent of the rural population.

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'Finally told the truth': GOP senator mistakenly admits he wants to 'cut Medicare' [View all] turbinetree Apr 2025 OP

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One thing that is forgotten about cutting Medicare AnnaLee Apr 2025 #3

He should look to Louisiana 100 years ago Comrade Citizen Apr 2025 #4

And he's a GD doctor. tanyev Apr 2025 #5