TY - JOUR T1 - THe wagner bill for medical care Y1 - 1939/03/11 N1 - 10.1001/jama.1939.02800100107011 JO - Journal of the American Medical Association SP - 997 EP - 997 VL - 112 IS - 10 N2 - On February 28 Senator Wagner of New York introduced into the Senate of the United States a bill, S. 1620, entitled A Bill to provide for the general welfare by enabling the several states to make more adequate provision for public health, prevention and control of disease, maternal and child health services, construction and maintenance of needed hospitals and health centers, care of the sick, disability insurance, and training of personnel. The bill had been announced again and again in newspaper publicity since the day when Congress convened. Much secrecy surrounded its preparation and development. Apparently up to the moment of its introduction even Mr. Wagner himself and his office were not sure as to just what the bill would include. On one day the press would state that it was proposed to include compulsory sickness insurance. A few days later it would be rumored that such inclusion was not SN - 0002-9955 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.1939.02800100107011 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.02800100107011 ER -