Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973
Law
By: Richard Nixon
Date: December 29, 1973
Source: Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973. U.S. Public Law 93–222. 93rd Cong. 1st sess. December 29, 1973. Reprinted in United States Statutes at Large. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974.
About the Author: Richard Milhous Nixon (1913–1994) was born in Yorba Linda, California, and received a law degree in 1937 from Duke University. In 1946, he won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, and in 1952 he joined Dwight D. Eisenhower as candidate for vice president. He won the 1968 presidential election but on August 8, 1974, he became the only U.S. president to resign.
Introduction
Medical costs increased during the 1970s as they had in the previous decade. In 1970, Americans spent $74.9 billion for medical care, a figure that more than doubled to $212 billion in...
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1970's Medicine and Health Primary Sources
The 1970's: Primary Sources
