Medical Assistance Program files, 1953-1974.

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Medical Assistance Program files, 1953-1974.

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Files of Irving L. Peterson, supervisor of the medical assistance program, containing correspondence, interoffice memos, program evaluation reports, and policy bulletins (1960-1974) relating to Minnesota state medical assistance programs and to the state's participation in the federal Title XIX medical assistance program (Medicaid); and correspondence of James Etzell, report writer, relating to the preparation of the Public Welfare Manual (1953-1957).

1.75 cu. ft. (2 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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