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Sixty years ago, July 30, 1965, at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, former President Harry S. Truman and…
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The most successful U. S. health insurance program, Medicare, was enacted ln July,1965, to provide health insurance for people ages 65 and…
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Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) ā The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was supposed to contain costs and make insurance for health…
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