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1900-1994
The "Noble Conspiracy" and the Private Lobby for Medical Research
Public Investment in Medical Science.
"Mary and Her Little Lambs."
Medical Research as a Popular Cause.
The public was accustomed to mass medical fund-raising by such organizations as the March of Dimes. Public-opinion polls showed support for more expansive government assistance to medicine. The Lasker lobby cultivated key figures in Congress, many of whom were opponents of national health insurance. Many covered their political opposition to national health insurance by voting generous appropriations for medical research instead. Lasker's money and Mahoney's editorials pressured politicians to support government funding for medical research. Lasker encouraged doctors and research scientists to ask for more money from Congress than ever before, and Congress approved it. Lasker's "noble conspiracy" helped to create governmental support of medical research and education.Sources:
James Bordley III and A. McGehee Harvey, Two...
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