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Medicaid was important in 1965 for the same reason it's important today - to ensure a minimum level of health care for indigent Americans.
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∙ 12y agoThey ensured a minimal level of health care for the elderly and indigent, as is the case in other civilized countries.
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The beginning of Medicaid?
July 30, 1965
When was Medicaid started?
July 30, 1965
When did Medicaid start?
July 30, 1965
Who was president when medicare and Medicaid were created?
Lyndon B Johnson (1965)
Began medicare and Medicaid?
... in 1965, under President Lyndon Johnson
What is the federal program Medical care for the elderly called in 1965?
the answer is Medicaid
When was Medicaid established?
The Medicaid program was established in 1964 with a passage of Title XIX of the Social Security Act and is jointly financed and administered by the Federal and state Governments. Each state's rules differ both as to financial eligibility and medical services provided. In order to demonstrate eligibility, applicants must show that both their income and assets conform to the limits of the state's Medicaid program. Medicaid covers both needy elderly people and needy younger people, mostly unwed mothers.1964
Which year did congress vote to add the Medicare and Medicaid programs to social security?
1965
When was the medicare program started?
Medicaid programs in the United States started in 1965. The Medicaid program was part of a plan that Lyndon Johnson started to help stop poverty among underprivileged youth in the United States.
In Which year did congress vote to add medicare and Medicaid programs to social services?
1965
What president enacted Medicaid?
Lyndon B. Johnson started the Medicaid program as part of his war on poverty and Great Society programs in 1965.
Why is it important for an individual to know about medicaid and medicare?
Because if you don't you might get stuck in a situation where you you need to know medicaid/medicare
