An outline of an earlier health care debate. From this website.
1945 - Harry Truman sends a message to Congress asking for legislation establishing a national health insurance plan.
Two decades of debate ensue, with opponents warning of the dangers of "socialized medicine."
By the end of Truman's administration, he had backed off from a plan for universal coverage, but administrators in the Social Security system and others had begun to focus on the idea of a program aimed at insuring Social Security beneficiaries.
July 30, 1965 - Medicare and its companion program Medicaid, which insures indigent recipients, are signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson as part of his "Great Society."
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I hope it doesn't take that long. But I'm preparing to be annoyed!
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