Most people don’t know that when Theodore Roosevelt ran for President on the Bull Moose ticket, he proposed universal healthcare and a national insurance program. Since then, presidents have attempted to secure universal or near-universal healthcare coverage for Americans with limited success or none at all.
Day: November 22, 2008
Community Hospitals See Record Profits in 2007
U.S. community hospitals enjoyed record profits in 2007, posting $43 billion more in revenue than expenses and creating the largest single-year jump in profit margins in at least 15 years, according to figures released by the American Hospital Association in its AHA Hospital Statistics 2009 Edition.