The economic conditions of the 1930’s in America were and amplified version of what we experienced in the 2008 recession. The circumstances, policies, and reception of these changes were very much alike. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and President Barack Obama’s actions in their terms as President are comparable, especially their trademark policies: The New Deal of 1933 and The Affordable Care Act of 2010, respectively. These policies inadvertently stretched the power of the Federal government, changing the meaning of federalism, especially in government-business relations.
The New Deal encompassed innovative programs designed to address the economic crisis of the Great Depression and its devastating impacts on millions of Americans. It started with President Franklin Roosevelt’s first one hundred days in office. The …show more content…
These legislative initiatives included the National Labor Relations Act and the Social Security Act and agencies such as the National Recovery Administration. According to Wilson, the New Deal “ushered a new era of liberal public policy making” [2]
Looking back on the New Deal, it was actually surprising that healthcare was not part of it’s social reforms. Roosevelt tried to gain the support of the American Medical Association and other key constituencies to push for a national healthcare system, but it did not galvanize enough support. In his 1944 State of the Union address, FDR spoke about a “right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health”, however he died before this was accomplished.
The New Deal did not create a national healthcare system, but the social reforms introduced during the 1930s altered the relationship between the federal government and the private sector enough that it would provide a foundation for subsequent healthcare
The New Deal encompassed innovative programs designed to address the economic crisis of the Great Depression and its devastating impacts on millions of Americans. It started with President Franklin Roosevelt’s first one hundred days in office. The …show more content…
These legislative initiatives included the National Labor Relations Act and the Social Security Act and agencies such as the National Recovery Administration. According to Wilson, the New Deal “ushered a new era of liberal public policy making” [2]
Looking back on the New Deal, it was actually surprising that healthcare was not part of it’s social reforms. Roosevelt tried to gain the support of the American Medical Association and other key constituencies to push for a national healthcare system, but it did not galvanize enough support. In his 1944 State of the Union address, FDR spoke about a “right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health”, however he died before this was accomplished.
The New Deal did not create a national healthcare system, but the social reforms introduced during the 1930s altered the relationship between the federal government and the private sector enough that it would provide a foundation for subsequent healthcare