In 1790, the first Congress, which was packed with framers, required all ship owners to provide medical insurance for seamen; in 1798, Congress also required seamen to buy hospital insurance for themselves. In 1792, Congress enacted a law mandating that all able-bodied citizens obtain a firearm.
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a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine
Subjects: congress,government-regulation,health-care,history,supreme-courtSpeaker: einer-elhaugeSpeaker Job Title: professor of lawParty affiliation: columnist