The History of Medicare

In 1969, Peter A. Corning, a journalist and Ph.D. candidate at New York University, completed a contract with SSA's Office of Research and Statistics for a history of developments in health insurance leading up to the passage of Medicare in 1965. Mr. Corning's history is a very accessible, highly-readable account of Medicare in the broader historical context of social insurance in America. It is being republished here for the first time since 1969.

THE EVOLUTION OF MEDICARE . . . from idea to law by Peter A. Corning

Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter 1: The First Round - to 1920 Chapter 2: The Second Round - 1927 to 1940 Chapter 3: The Third Round - 1943 to 1950 Chapter 4: The Fourth Round - 1957 to 1965 Chapter 5: Who Makes Social Welfare Policy? Appendix A: Chronology of Significant Events Leading to the Enactment of Medicare Appendix B: Select Bibliography Appendix C: Additional Research Sources