Government Healthcare Reform By facebooker_100000408825421 Jan 1, 1955 Indian Health Service Jan 1, 1956 Dependents Medical Care Act Jan 1, 1960 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Jul 30, 1965 Social Security Act Jul 30, 1965 Medicaid Jul 30, 1965 Medicare Jan 1, 1966 Military Medical Benefits Amendments TRICARE/CHAMPUS Jan 1, 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Aug 21, 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Jan 1, 1997 State Children's Health Insurance Program Dec 8, 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act Jul 29, 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act Mar 23, 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act