President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid Acts into law in 1965.

The primary goal of the Affordable Care Act was to provide health insurance to all Americans, regardless of their income or pre-existing conditions.

Senator Bernie Sanders has been a vocal advocate for a single-payer healthcare system in the United States.

President Donald Trump proposed the American Health Care Act as a replacement for the Affordable Care Act.

President Bill Clinton signed the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) into law in 1997.

President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010.

President Barack Obama proposed the creation of a public option for health insurance as part of the Affordable Care Act.

President George W. Bush signed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act into law in 2003.

President Harry S. Truman proposed the creation of a national health insurance program in 1945.

President Richard Nixon signed the Health Maintenance Organization Act into law in 1973.

President Ronald Reagan proposed the creation of a catastrophic health insurance program in 1988.

President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law in 2021.

President George W. Bush proposed the creation of a global health initiative in 2002.

President Hillary Clinton supported the Affordable Care Act during her time as a senator.

President Barack Obama signed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act into law in 2008.