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Opposition
based upon fears of Government interference
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in
medical practice
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A
nationwide AMA publicity campaign, masterminded by
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the
California public relations firm warned the nation that
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national
health insurance would mean “socialized
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medicine”
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The
AMA spent 1 million dollars in the first 3 months of
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1965
to oppose the bill, mainly for broadcasts and
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advertisements,
it advertisements the third highest amount
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ever
recorded for lobby spending exceeded by only by the
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AMA’s
spending in 1949-50. Much of the
AMA spending
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the
first quarter of 1965 was for publicity for its own,
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alternative
medical care bill “eldercare” plan
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