A student is reviewing the literature about legislative efforts to establish a national health insurance. Which of the following would the student expect to find?
A) Initially introduced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 but failed despite support by nursing leaders such as Lillian Wald, Lavinia Dock, and Annie W. Goodrich
B) Actively supported by the American Medical Association when introduced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration
C) First proposed by President Bill Clinton's Health Security Act in the early 1990s but failed as a result of the powerful insurance-industry lobby
D) Lost its attraction is the 1950s and has not been supported by major professional nursing associations since that time
Ans: A) Initially introduced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 but failed despite support by nursing leaders such as Lillian Wald, Lavinia Dock, and Annie W. Goodrich
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