Making Health Care Affordable: 50 Years of Health Care and the U.S. Congress
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An online exhibit showcasing items from the Michael J. Rogers Congressional Collection and the Billie S. Farnum Papers.
Billie Farnum is a one-term Democratic Congressman who served in 1965-1966 for Michigan's 19th district during the Great Society years. Michael J. Rogers (born 1963) was the Republican congressman for Michigan’s 8th US House district from 2001 to 2015.
Oakland University Special Collections hold the Billie S. Farnum papers and the Michael J. Rogers Congressional Collection.
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Recent Submissions
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Letter to a Constituent, July 22, 1965
(1965-07-22)Farnum addresses some of the confusion surrounding the implementation of Medicare. -
Letter to a Constituent, March 15, 1965
(1965-03-15)Farnum explain to a constituent how Medicare can help deal with the high costs of health care. -
Henry Wilson to Billie Farnum, Impact of Medicare on Constituents
(1966-06-30)Letter from an aide to President Johnson to Congressman Farnum -
Suggested Draft of Letter to the Editor to Reply to GOP Criticism of Your Vote in Favor of Medicare
(Democratic Study Group, 1965-05)Democratic Study Group Research Memorandum distributed to Democratic Representatives who wished to explain why they voted for Medicare -
Health Care Costs Just Keep Rising...
(Rogers for Congress, 2012)Rogers for Congress ad denouncing the rise in health care costs and Obamacare's failure -
Mike Rogers: Working to Improve the Health and Well Being of Millions of American Kids
(Rogers for Congress, 2012)Rogers for Congress ad about his support for the safety of pediatric medicine -
Issue mail: Patients’ Bill of Rights
(2001-07-16)Letter to a constituent expressing support for the Patient Bill of Rights, a bipartisan bill authored by Michigan’s John Dingell and Iowa’s Greg Ganske that passed in 2001 -
Document, re: Rogers Nurses Association Questionnaire
(2000-08-09)Answer given to the Nurses Association in favor of tax breaks to businesses that provide healthcare plans to their employees -
Issue Mail: Health Insurance Premiums
(1998-08-17)Letter to a constituent stating competition protects against abuses by medical practitioners -
Letter to a constituent, August 7, 2001
(2001-08-07)Letter to a constituent explaining the Republican approach to cutting down prescription drug costs. -
Suggested Outlines for Newsletter Articles
(Democratic Study Group, 1965-01)Excerpt from a House Democratic Study Group strategy document outlining the arguments against Medicare -
Mike Rogers: Providing a Helping Hand for Michigan Seniors
(Rogers for Congress, 2012)Mailing in support of Mike Rogers reelection to the House of Representatives -
Congressman Farnum Asks Speed in War on Metal Ills
(House of Representatives. Billie S. Farnum Office, 1965)Press release describing Congressman Farnum's position on mental illness treatment -
He Gets Things Done! Your Congressman Billie S. Farnum
(Lake Orion Review, 1966-10-27)