The Laskers organized the Committee for the Nation's Health in 1945 to support President Harry Truman's proposal for universal health insurance. Later, the committee devoted itself to gathering facts and data on mortality, disability, and the ensuing loss of productivity, statistics Lasker used lobbying Congress for medical research appropriations.
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2 (133,165 Bytes)
Date:
1956-03-14 (March 14, 1956)
Creator:
Davis, Michael M.
Committee for the Nation's Health, Inc.
Recipient:
Lasker, Mary
Source:
Original Repository: Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers
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Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
National Health Insurance, United States
Exhibit Category:
Mary Lasker and the Growth of the National Institutes of Health
