What main purpose was served by an almshouse in the preindustrial period?

What main purpose was served by an almshouse in the pre-industrial period?

Question 13
In the US, public health and private practice of medicine developed separately because
• Question 14
Wage freezes during World War II helped promote employer-based health insurance in the United States.
• Question 15
The US Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. directed US states to
• Question 16
As the health care delivery system developed in the US, right from its inception primary care physicians were assigned a gatekeeping role.
• Question 17
Middle-class Americans have historically opposed proposals for a national health insurance program.
• Question 18
During the World War II period, the US Supreme Court ruled that
• Question 19
On what grounds have middle-class Americans generally opposed proposals for a national health insurance program?
• Question 20
What main purpose was served by an almshouse in the preindustrial period?