08/26/1950
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"National health insurance is the most effective single way to meet the Nation's health needs."
"The heart of that program is national health insurance."
"The unequal distribution of doctors and hospitals will plague this nation until means are found to finance modern medical care for all of our people."
"Our public health services--federal, state and local--provide our greatest and most successful defense against preventable diseases."