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The 20th-century invention of health insurance, coupled with breakthroughs in science and technology, have produced the health care we love and the costs we hate.
Dr. David Schneider is the author of The Invention of Surgery: A History of Modern Medicine: From the Renaissance to the Implant Revolution. He is one of the most sought-after total shoulder and total elbow replacement surgeons in the world. He has written for the New England Journal of Medicine, among other medical journals, and is also a lecturer on the history of surgery and a frequent guest on regional radio and TV programs. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.