Harry S. Truman Versus the Medical Lobby: The Genesis of Medicare (Give'em Hell Harry Series)

__"I have some bitter disappointments as President," reflected Harry Truman after leaving office, "but the one that has troubled me the most in a personal way, has been the failure to defeat organized opposition to a national compulsory health-insurance program."__ __Harry S. Truman versus the Medical Lobby__ by Monte M. Poen examines proposals for national health insurance from 1914 to 1965 focusing on Truman's efforts during his presidency. “I have some bitter disappointments as President,” reflected Harry Truman after leaving office, “but the one that has troubled me the most, in a personal way, has been the failure to defeat organized opposition to a national compulsory health-insurance program.” Harry S. Truman versus the Medical Lobby is a study of one aspect of Harry Truman's domestic leadership and the political conflict it produced. In the book, author Monte Poen examines Truman's quest for national health insurance in the light of the ongoing debate on the subject in this century. It reveals why Truman was the first president to advocate government-financed health care and why he repeatedly took the idea to Congress, despite insurmountable political obstacles. Harry S. Truman versus the Medical Lobby is a study of one aspect of Harry Truman's domestic leadership and the political conflict it produced. In the book, author Monte Poen examines Truman's quest for national health insurance in the light of the ongoing debate on the subject in this century. It reveals why Truman was the first president to advocate government-financed health care and why he repeatedly took the idea to Congress, despite insurmountable political obstacles. -- Provided by publisher This text provides a historiography of the Truman administration as well as a history of public health. It details the road to comprehensive health care in the USA and the legislative victories and defeats that occurred during the Truman years. This is the second volume of a text that provides a history of the Truman presidency. It describes the people and events that affected the president, such as MacArthur and McCarthyism, as well as detailing Truman himself.