Writing in 1945, Journalist Amy Porter made the point that the general health of Americans was, on the whole, not good and that some form of government intervention should be welcomed:
“A survey by the National Opinion Research Center (paid for by a group that is in favor of the bill) found that 68 percent favored a broadened Social Security law covering payment for doctor and hospital care, and 82 percent wanted an easier way of paying medical bills. Another survey by the Opinion Research Corporation (paid for by a group opposed to the bill) showing 37 percent favoring a ‘federal government plan’ for health security, although 63 percent wanted some easier way of paying medical costs.”
Click here to read President Truman’s 1945 proposal for government healthcare insurance.
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Dr Ernst Boas spoke in support of Wagner Bill 1945Dr Morris Fishbein AMA spokesman shreds Wagner Bill 1945american medical association opposition to the Wagner Bill 1945Wagner Bill government-sponsored healthcare insurance 1945government-sponsored healthcare debate 1945Amy Porter American journalist Collier's Magazine 1945adequate medical care unaffordable in 1945 America1945 National Opinion Research Center poll concerning government-sponsored healthcaremultiple surveys concerning public healthcare 1945Opinion Research Corporation poll regarding US government-sponsored healthcare 1945Gallup poll on socialized medicine 1945Clifornia Medical Association on socialized medicine 1945Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur Committee on Costs of Medical Care 1929Dr Ernst Boas director of National Physicians Forum 1945Dr Ernst Boas AMA member 1945Dr John P Peters Yale University Medical School 1945
