Wilbur Mills

Medicare and Medicaid Signed Into Law After Defeating Decades of AMA Opposition and Reagan Propaganda Campaign

1965-07-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Amendments of 1965 into law at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, creating Medicare and Medicaid with former President Harry Truman at his side. The legislation provides federal health insurance for Americans over 65 …

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King-Anderson Medicare Bill Defeated in Committee After Intense Corporate Lobbying

1962-02-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The King-Anderson bill, President Kennedy’s Medicare proposal introduced by Representative Cecil King and Senator Clinton Anderson, is defeated in committee despite strong public support after intense lobbying by the American Medical Association, corporate healthcare interests, and …

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