The federal Medicare program has changed the lives of millions of Americans. But the roots of Medicare go back to our nation’s early efforts to achieve health coverage for its elderly and poor citizens.
It’s hard to believe, but the gradual evolution of the plans Humana offers today began more than a hundred years ago.
1902
The first U.S. workmen’s compensation law enacted (later declared unconstitutional)
1915
Thirty states enacted the first major legislation to require employers to insure their workers against industrial accidents – or workmen’s compensation
1935
The first federal government health insurance bill introduced in Congress
1945
President Harry S. Truman became the first sitting president to officially endorse national health insurance
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The federal Medicare program has changed the lives of millions of Americans. But the roots of Medicare go back to our nation’s early efforts to achieve health coverage for its elderly and poor citizens.
