Medicare and Medicaid
What year did Medicare go into effect?
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2012-06-29 15:09:51
"1966" id="1966">1966
The Medicare program took effect in 1966
Although the Medicare program took effect in 1966, it was fought
tooth and nail for over a year and then Alaska and Arizona did not
accept Medicare in their states until a decade later.
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