Uncas Serner, Swedish health legislation: milestones in reorganisation since 1945, in Heidenheimer (a cura di), The shaping of the Swedish health system, New York, St. Martin's Press, 1980, p. 103, ISBN 978-0-312-71627-1.
«Universal and comprehensive health insurance was debated at intervals all through the Second World War, and in 1946 such a bill was voted in Parliament. For financial and other reasons, its promulgation was delayed until 1955, at which time coverage was extended to include drugs and sickness compensation, as well.»