C. Everett Koop and Hillary Rodham Clinton promoting universal health insurance C. Everett Koop and Hillary Rodham Clinton promoting universal health insurance

Contributor(s): The White House Publication: Produced: 22 November 1993 Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: As U.S. Surgeon General, Koop became increasingly concerned about the escalating cost of health care, the growing disparity in access to health services, the mounting number of Americans without health insurance, and the financial future of Medicare and Medicaid.. After leaving office in 1989, Koop continued to press for health care reform. He participated in a series of public forums with First Lady Hillary Clinton in the fall of 1993 to promote President Clinton's Health Security Act. Copyright: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information) Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584930X273 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: QQBBRF Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X273 Archival Collection: The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)