King v. Burwell: Public Health’s 21st Century Call to Action
In the 1960s, health reformers mobilized to advocate for medical coverage for senior citizens. Physician advocates and public health groups among others came together to make Medicare part of the Social Security Act. In 1965, Medicare was signed into law, representing a huge victory for reformers and grassroots movements in healthcare reform. Almost 20 years later, during the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, patients and the healthcare community created a powerful advocacy movement to demand equitable primary care services for persons living with HIV and AIDS. Spurred on by their belief that no individual should be denied access to life-saving care, activists eventually1990..Read More
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