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The United States 2012 General Election: Making Children's Health and Well-Being a Priority for the Candidates
Academic PediatricsVol. 12Issue 5p360–362Published in issue: September, 2012- Tumaini R. Coker
- Paul J. Chung
- Cynthia S. Minkovitz
Cited in Scopus: 0In the first half of the 20th century, perhaps the most vulnerable group in the United States was elderly constituents. More than one-third were living in poverty, and fewer than one-half had health insurance.1,2 Democratic and Republican presidents, including Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson, convinced Americans that there was a moral imperative for our country to care for its elderly.3–5 Through Social Security (enacted in 1935) and Medicare (enacted in 1965), a transformational shift in the well-being of seniors occurred.
