Cohen W J
Health Care Financ Rev. 1985;Suppl(Suppl):3-11.
Wilbur J. Cohen has been a Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin since 1980. He served as Chairman of President John F. Kennedy's Task Force on Health and Social Security (1960-61). Between 1961 and 1968, he served as Assistant Secretary, Under Secretary, and Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the only person ever to hold all three positions. He was one of the principal architects of Medicare and Medicaid and had primary responsibility for piloting the legislation through Congress, and for its initial implementation.
自1980年以来，威尔伯·J·科恩一直担任德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校林登·B·约翰逊公共事务学院教授。他曾担任约翰·F·肯尼迪总统健康与社会保障特别工作组主席（1960 - 1961年）。1961年至1968年期间，他先后担任卫生、教育和福利部助理部长、副部长和部长，是唯一担任过这三个职位的人。他是医疗保险和医疗补助计划的主要设计者之一，主要负责推动该立法在国会通过，并负责其最初实施。
