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

By Monte M. Poen

Book Overview

"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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826210864
• ISBN13: 9780826210869
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 14 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 5