Notes: Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), a system in which individuals purchase shares of food in advance of production from local farmers) is one way to eat healthier. A CSA is a system where you can buy “shares” of food grown locally and seasonally by a farmer.
deprofessionalism, a decline in the power of a profession, of physicians. The government, insurance companies, and hospitals have gained more power and control of the medical profession, reducing physicians’ power and influence.
employment-based health insurance, a system in which an employer pays all or part of the health insurance premiums for the employee, the U.S. system is paid primarily by employers (HP).