Harry S. Truman for his advocacy of national health insurance
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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, noted for championing a national health insurance program as part of his broader post–World War II social welfare agenda.
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| instanceOf |
President of the United States
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advocate of national health insurance → human → politician → |
| advocatedFor |
expansion of Social Security
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federal role in financing health care → universal health insurance coverage → |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
World War I
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1884-05-08
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| dateOfDeath |
1972-12-26
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| endTimeOfPresidency |
1953-01-20
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| era |
post–World War II era
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| fullName |
Harry S. Truman
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| givenName |
Harry
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| honoredBy |
being the first Medicare enrollee in 1965
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| ideology |
American liberalism
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| influenced |
development of Medicare
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later U.S. health reform debates → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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| militaryRank |
captain
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| notableFor |
Fair Deal domestic program
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Marshall Plan support → Truman Doctrine → advocacy of national health insurance → decision to use atomic bombs in World War II → |
| officeHeld |
President of the United States
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U.S. Senator from Missouri → Vice President of the United States → |
| opposedBy |
American Medical Association on health insurance proposals
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conservative coalition in Congress on health insurance → |
| placeOfBirth |
Lamar, Missouri, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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| policyArea |
health care
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social welfare → |
| policyGoal |
compulsory national health insurance
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| positionHeld |
33rd president of the United States
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| precededBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| presidentOf |
United States of America
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| proposed |
Fair Deal
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national health insurance program → |
| religion |
Baptist
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| residence |
Independence, Missouri, United States
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| spouse |
Bess Truman
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| startTimeOfPresidency |
1945-04-12
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| submittedToCongress |
national health insurance plan in 1945
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revised national health insurance proposals in 1948 → |
| succeededBy |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| vicePresidentOf |
United States of America
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Referenced by (1)
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Social Security Amendments of 1965
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honored |