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Letter from Michael M. Davis to Mary Lasker
Letter from Michael M. Davis to Mary Lasker
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Committee for the Nation's Health, Inc. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers Lasker, Mary Davis, Michael M.
The Laskers organized the Committee for the Nation's Health in 1945 to support President Harry Truman's proposal for universal health insurance. Later, the committee devoted itself to gathering facts and data on mortality, disability, and the ensuing loss of productivity, statistics Lasker used lobbying Congress for medical research appropriations.
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