<P> After the Civil War , the federal government established the first system of medical care in the South , known as the Freedmen 's Bureau . The government constructed 40 hospitals , employed over 120 physicians , and treated well over one million sick and dying former slaves . The hospitals were short lived , lasting from 1865 to 1870 . Freedmen 's Hospital in Washington , DC remained in operation until the late nineteenth century , when it became part of Howard University . </P>
<P> After the Civil War , the federal government established the first system of medical care in the South , known as the Freedmen 's Bureau . The government constructed 40 hospitals , employed over 120 physicians , and treated well over one million sick and dying former slaves . The hospitals were short lived , lasting from 1865 to 1870 . Freedmen 's Hospital in Washington , DC remained in operation until the late nineteenth century , when it became part of Howard University . </P>
when did the government get involved in healthcare
when did the government get involved in healthcare
After the Civil War
After the Civil War