Pres. Truman's State of the Union speeches: on Health Care


National health program: adequate care to all who need it

Of all our national resources, none is of more basic value than the health of our people. Over a year ago I presented to the Congress my views on a national health program. The Congress acted on several of the recommendations in this program--mental health, the health of mothers and children, and hospital construction. I urge this Congress to complete the work begun last year and to enact the most important recommendation of the program--to provide adequate medical care to all who need it, not as charity but on the basis of payments made by the beneficiaries of the program.

One administrative change would help greatly to further our national program in the fields of health, education, and welfare. I again recommend the establishment of a well-integrated Department of Welfare.

Source: Pres. Truman's 1947 State of the Union message to Congress Jan 6, 1947

  • The above quotations are from Pres. Truman's State of the Union messages to Congress, 1947-1952.
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