When Harry Truman became American president in 1948, he was a supporter of health insurance sponsored by the government for all.
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When Harry Truman became American president in 1948, he was a supporter of health insurance sponsored by the government for all.
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A debate rages on universal health care in the United States since the 1940s. At the time, a formidable adversary appeared to throw a lot of money to make sure that it would not happen. This opponent was a doctor. Today in the show, Sally Helm, a Planet money journalist, comes to us in his capacity as History this week To detail how doctors helped reserve health care to pay at the time and the role that communism played in the fight.
A longer version of this episode is available to History this week of the history chain.
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