Letter from Harry S. Truman on health care April 12, 1949

President Truman responded to a letter from his friend, Ben Turoff, criticizing Truman’s proposed national health insurance. Truman denies that his program is “socialized medicine” and charges that the American Medical Association has misrepresented his efforts to provide health insurance for Americans.

National Archives, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

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Letter from Harry S. Truman on health care