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Address To Advisory Committee On Economic Security On The Problems Of Economic And Social Security
There is also the problem of economic loss due to sickness -- a very serious matter for many families with and without incomes, and therefore, an unfair burden upon the medical profession. Whether we come to this form of insurance soon or later on, I am confident that we can devise a system which will enhance and not hinder the remarkable progress which has been made and is being made in the practice of the professions of medicine and surgery in the United States....
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Title: Address To Advisory Committee On Economic Security On The Problems Of Economic And Social Security
Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt (author)
Date: November 14, 1934
Format: Speech
Source: Social Security Online History Page
Keywords: Advocacy; Disease; Economics; Employment; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Government; Government Agencies; Insurance; Labor; Labor & Commerce; Laws & Regulation; Medical Professionals; Medicine; New Deal; New York; Policy; Politics; Public Health; Public Health & Welfare; Public Welfare; Social Security; Social Welfare & Communities
Topics: Government, Policy & Law; Social Movements & Advocacy