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.
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The Kerr-Mills Bill is discussed in both '
Encroaching Control' and
Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine.
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Towards Socialized Medicine: A Historic Chronology