TITLE

Health Security for All? Social Unionism and Universal Health Insurance, 1935--1958

AUTHOR(S)
Derickson, Alan
PUB. DATE
March 1994
SOURCE
Journal of American History;Mar94, Vol. 80 Issue 4, p1333
SOURCE TYPE
Academic Journal
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Discusses the contributions of the labor movement to the campaign for health insurance legislation in the mid-twentieth century. Aim of social unionists to emulate the social democratic policies of the West European nations; Activity of the American Federation of Labor on health care matters; Drive for national health insurance when Harry S. Truman assumed the presidency.
ACCESSION #
9405180364

Tags: HEALTH insurance -- History;  LABOR unions -- History

 

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