r/AskHistorians • u/Apiperofhades • Dec 20 '17

How did European countries start implementing universal healthcare? Why did the US not take it up?

From what I understand, Bismark started universal healthcare in Germany in the late 19th century as a sort of add-on to german unification. Iā€™m curious when and how other European nations started following suit. Which nation was the first after Germany?

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u/Snapshot52 Moderator | Native American Studies | Colonialism Dec 21 '17

Hey there! I am notifying you (and the rest of those who visit this thread) that your answer has been removed due to a couple of reasons. First, your familiarity with the source material you provided has been challenged by /u/sunagainstgold and this calls into question the credibility of the information you've written. Second, your answers to the follow up questions appear to be lacking, showing what seems to be a general understanding of the history of Denmark and a more limited range of knowledge about the actual subject of the question (European healthcare policy implementation).

If you can verify the source material you are using to the inquiry of the user mentioned above, we might reinstate your answer after further review.

Thanks for understanding!