http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterubel/2014/02/28/the-biggest-government-health-care-spender-since-lbj-was-ronald-reagan/#2ac7aae44d3f
He was opposed to single-payer; there wasn't anything like obamacare's insurance mandate being considered back then. Republicans didn't propose that until the 90s. But he did preside over a large expansion of the health care system just like Obama did. And Obamacare was paid for primarily with spending cuts. |