A Century of Neglect
One hundred years of dysfunctional health care policy in the richest country on earth.
1910-25 Workers’ compensation insurance established in 32 states, to cover costs associated with workplace injury. 1912 Universal national health coverage proposed by Theodore Roosevelt supporters, bitterly opposed by the American Medical Association (AMA), which labeled it “socialized medicine.” 1916-19 Proposals for compulsory health coverage based on the workers’ compensation model proposed in several states. One […]