Assistant Chief, Coverage and Disability Branch, Social Security; early health insurance bills; development of legislation; background of Medicare; Subcommittee on the Aged; consultant to Senator Patrick McNamara; speech-writing; 1960 election; John F. Kennedy's stand on Medicare; relations with Health, Education, and Welfare, Ways and Means Committee, AFL-CIO, White House staff, Blue Cross, Americ an Medical Association; Congressional hearings. Impressions of Wilbur Cohen, Wilbur Mills, Abraham Ribicoff, and others.
Government executives; Social security--Law and legislation; Medicare; Presidents--Election--1960.--United States; Health insurance; Wolkstein, Irwin; United States. Social Security Administration; United States. Congress
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1967
Physical Description
255 pages
Note (Biographical)
Government executive.
Note
Interviewed by Peter A. Corning on March 14, August 3, and September 27, 1966, and February 3, 1967.