Every Learner - Knowledge News en Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:49:37 UT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://everylearner.com/bm/knowledgenews/index.shtml Where Did Trick-or-Treating Come From? Every Halloween, we wonder, how did this multibillion-dollar collection of candy by colorfully costumed kids get started? When did children start donning masks and threatening us with "tricks" if they didn't get "treats"? We'll tell you. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:55:48 UT http://everylearner.com/bm/knowledgenews/almanac/halloween-trick-or-treating.shtml 205afeabe3972706d784c71da45093ed-344 halloween Knowledge News/Almanac Rebecca Bigelow How Did Medicare and Medicaid Get Started? In the first half of the 20th century, there were several attempts to create a national health insurance system in the United States. But Medicare and Medicaid didn't actually pass Congress until 1965—and even then they were controversial. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:02:05 UT http://everylearner.com/bm/knowledgenews/americana/health-insurance-history-3.shtml 205afeabe3972706d784c71da45093ed-341 health insurance Knowledge News/Americana Rebecca Bigelow How Did Employer-Based Health Insurance Become the Norm in the United States? It wasn't until medical innovations really took off, after World War I, that health insurance became a major concern. With more cures came more costs, and with more costs came more demand for health insurance. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:21:29 UT http://everylearner.com/bm/knowledgenews/americana/health-insurance-history-2.shtml 205afeabe3972706d784c71da45093ed-340 health insurance Knowledge News/Americana Rebecca Bigelow What Kind of Health Insurance Did They Have in the Olden Days? Health insurance in the USA is a modern invention—and by modern, we mean only 80 years ago. So, what did people do before that? Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:23:30 UT http://everylearner.com/bm/knowledgenews/americana/health-insurance-history-1.shtml 205afeabe3972706d784c71da45093ed-339 health insurance Knowledge News/Americana Rebecca Bigelow