The Future of Healthcare

History of Healthcare

Healthcare in the USA dates back to the late 1800s when industrial revolution gave birth to steel mill jobs that involved a number of injuries and death for various reasons. With this revolution occurred the growth of unions that worked on the creation of sickness and injury protection rights for their workforce.

Later, with the turn of the century came organized medicine that triggered the growth of organizations like American Association of Labor Legislation (AALL) that played an important role in healthcare. Through the 1900s, several US presidents took healthcare legislation under their wings, resulting in the passing of several acts, including War Risk Insurance Act (1914), Social Security Act (1935), Health Maintenance Organization Act (1973), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996), and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (1997).