claim: "seven presidents before (barack obama) -- republicans and democrats -- tried to expand health care to all americans."
author: julián castro
evidence_1: feb 25, 2010 ... president obama holds a bipartisan meeting at blair house on health reform  legislation. ... and we can't bridge the gap between democrats and republicans  on this. ... as a former governor, i also want to try to represent governors' views.  ..... quality -- expand access to quality health care for all americans.
evidence_2: the issue of health insurance reform in the united states has been the subject of  political .... following the world war, president harry truman called for universal  health ..... the provision in president obama's healthcare law requiring all  americans to ... of moderate democrats, and to try to bring aboard several  republican ...
evidence_3: in march 2010, president obama fulfilled a promise that democrats have  pursued ... nearly a century: making quality, affordable health care available to all  americans. ... in 2010, despite unanimous opposition from republicans,  democrats were ... the affordable care act has also allowed states to expand  medicaid to help ...
evidence_4: apr 13, 2010 ... 24, the president says health care reform is one of his top priorities. ... and health  care providers, democrats and republicans" -- to work on the issue ... and  expand coverage to all americans," says the president. ... in early june the  president presses lawmakers to pass a bill before congress' august recess ...
evidence_5: jan 6, 2017 ... president barack obama joined vox's sarah kliff and ezra klein on friday for ...  no president could get expansion of health care coverage beyond the work ...  way democrats did when president bush tried to expand the prescription drug ...  if something can cover all americans and make sure if they have a ...