George H. W. Bush, Barry Goldwater, Bob Dole, Gerald Ford, Strom Thurmond and Donald Rumsfeld were a few of the big ones, Ronald Regan, although he didn't vote was the "voice" behind fighting Medicare in 1964...
In 1965 Congress opposed legislation that would have established the Medicare program.
Medicare is not paid out of Social Security. The two are funded by different payroll taxes.
No, they were deadly against Social Security and Medicare and still are!
Summary of Party Affiliation on Medicare Vote SENATE YEA NAY NOT VOTING Democrats 57 7 4 Republicans 13 17 2 HOUSE YEA NAY NOT VOTING Democrats 237 48 8 Republicans 70 68 2 Source: http://www.ssa.gov/history/law.html
what was the projected cost of Medicare when passed through Congress in 1965?
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It is difficult to provide an exact number as the Medicare program has evolved over time with different variations. However, when Medicare was first established in 1965, it received significant support from Democratic members of Congress, which included a majority of both Democratic senators and House representatives.
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Medicare started in 1965. It has always had premiums, co-payments and deductibles.