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	The Kerr-Mills Bill was, in some ways, a compromise on the creation of a Federal health insurance system. Instead of mandatory enrollment for anyone on [[Social Security]], like [[Medicare]], the Kerr-Mills Bill provided funds to the states to compensate for those who could not afford private insurance. The bills sponsors were Senator [[wikipedia:Robert_S._Kerr\|Robert S. Kerr]] and Congressman [[wikipedia:Wilbur_Mills\|Wilbur Mills]].		The Kerr-Mills Bill was, in some ways, a compromise on the creation of a Federal health insurance system. Instead of mandatory enrollment for anyone on [[Social Security]], like [[Medicare]], the Kerr-Mills Bill provided funds to the states to compensate for those who could not afford private insurance. The bills sponsors were Senator [[wikipedia:Robert_S._Kerr\|Robert S. Kerr]] and Congressman [[wikipedia:Wilbur_Mills\|Wilbur Mills]].

	It was also known as the Medical Assistance for the Aged Act. [https://medicaiddirectors.org/resource/why-did-they-do-it-that-way-medicaid-financing/ Aspects of its structure] were used when developing [[wikipedia:Medicaid]].		It was also known as the Medical Assistance for the Aged Act. [https://medicaiddirectors.org/resource/why-did-they-do-it-that-way-medicaid-financing/ Aspects of its structure] were used when developing [[wikipedia:Medicaid\|Medicaid]].

	== Speech Relevance ==		== Speech Relevance ==

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	The Kerr-Mills Bill was, in some ways, a compromise on the creation of a Federal health insurance system. Instead of mandatory enrollment for anyone on [[Social Security]], like [[Medicare]], the Kerr-Mills Bill provided funds to the states to compensate for those who could not afford private insurance. The bills sponsors were Senator [[Robert S. Kerr]] and Congressman [[Wilbur Mills]].		The Kerr-Mills Bill was, in some ways, a compromise on the creation of a Federal health insurance system. Instead of mandatory enrollment for anyone on [[Social Security]], like [[Medicare]], the Kerr-Mills Bill provided funds to the states to compensate for those who could not afford private insurance. The bills sponsors were Senator [[wikipedia:Robert_S._Kerr\|Robert S. Kerr]] and Congressman [[wikipedia:Wilbur_Mills\|Wilbur Mills]].

	It was also known as the Medical Assistance for the Aged Act.		It was also known as the Medical Assistance for the Aged Act. [https://medicaiddirectors.org/resource/why-did-they-do-it-that-way-medicaid-financing/ Aspects of its structure] were used when developing [[wikipedia:Medicaid]].

	== Speech Relevance ==		== Speech Relevance ==

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The Kerr-Mills Bill was, in some ways, a compromise on the creation of a Federal health insurance system. Instead of mandatory enrollment for anyone on [[Social Security]], like [[Medicare]], the Kerr-Mills Bill provided funds to the states to compensate for those who could not afford private insurance. The bills sponsors were Senator [[Robert S. Kerr]] and Congressman [[Wilbur Mills]].

It was also known as the Medical Assistance for the Aged Act.

== Speech Relevance ==
The Kerr-Mills Bill is discussed in both '[[Encroaching Control]]' and [[Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine]].

== Source Links ==
[http://www.haciendapub.com/annis.html Towards Socialized Medicine: A Historic Chronology]