Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967) Among the projects he constructed or helped construct: the Los Angeles Aqueduct; the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge; and the Hoover, Parker, Shasta and Grand Coulee dams. The inexpensive, quick-to-produce “Liberty Ships” built at his shipyards helped win World War II. But perhaps his greatest feat was providing his workers with health care coverage. Kaiser saw his prepaid health coverage plan as a way to temper labor unrest and leave the government out of the process, while bettering humanity
Home / Questions / Which 20th century industrialist known as the father of modern American shipbuilding is also known for organizing a ‘permanente’ health care system for his workers and their families?