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On the recordJune 14, 1966
In a little more than a fortnight, for the first time in the history of America, every senior American will be able to receive hospital care--not as a ward of the State, not as a charity case, but as an insured patient.
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Eddie Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Meeting With Medical and Hospital Leaders To Prepare for the Launching of Medicare.

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