Timeline of American Health Care & Reform Efforts By insideoutmichael Jul 16, 1798 First US health care law: "An act for the relief of sick and disabled Seamen" by President John Adams Period: Jul 16, 1798 to Mar 23, 2010 Timeline of American Health Care & Reform Efforts 1866 Freedman's Hospitals Established 1933 AMA opposes FDR's proposal for a publicly funded healthcare system. 1940 30s-40s: Birth of Blue Cross (Hospital Insurance) & 3rd Party Insurance 1949 Truman's "Fair Deal" proposal for publicly funded health care defeated. 1965 Johnson Administration passes Medicare & Medicaid 1975 1970s Reform Efforts fail, repeatedly 1993 The Clinton Health Care Plan is Defeated 2002 Congressional Defeat of Patient's Bill of Rights Legislation 2010 Passage of the Affordable Care Act I(ACA or "Obama-Care) Mar 23, 2010 ACA Signed into law by President Obama 2016 Trump promised "the greatest" health care program ever, for cheaper!
