TY - JOUR AU - Fuchs,Victor R. TI - From Bismark to Woodcock: The "Irrational" Pursuit of National Health Insurance JF - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series VL - No. 120 PY - 1976 Y2 - 1976 UR - http://www.nber.org/papers/w0120 L1 - http://www.nber.org/papers/w0120.pdf N1 - Author contact info: Victor R. Fuchs 796 Cedro Way Stanford, CA 94305 Tel: 650/326-7639 Fax: 650/328-4163 E-Mail: vfuchs@stanford.edu AB - This paper contains an exploration of some of the special or general benefits that might explain the widespread pursuit of national health insurance follows. The primary purpose of this inquiry has been to attempt to explain the popularity of national health insurance around the world. ER -