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Accidents Of History Created U.S. Health System

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Workers pack bullets into machine gun belts in 1942. Factories like the one these women worked for used fringe benefits, including health insurance plans, to lure new employees in response to increased demand for goods during World War II. (AP)
Workers pack bullets into machine gun belts in 1942. Factories like the one these women worked for used fringe benefits, including health insurance plans, to lure new employees in response to increased demand for goods during World War II. (AP)

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