The Binary Circumstance

It’s always fun to come across some interesting bit of trivia that casts new light on something as topical and popular as universal health coverage which is once again an issue in the presidential campaign.

Hillary Clinton’s current plan for universal health coverage is a recycled version of a plan for universal coverage proposed by Richard M. Nixon in 1974 which was ultimately defeated by labor unions.

In his 1974 State of the Union address, Nixon called for universal health care. On 6 February 1974, he introduced the Comprehensive Health Insurance Act with the following remarks:

“I shall propose a sweeping new program that will assure comprehensive health-insurance protection to millions of Americans who cannot now obtain it or afford it, with vastly improved protection against catastrophic illnesses.”

I wonder if she’s going to give him credit.

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