NUR440 By aschrock 1902 Pan American Health Organization Founded 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic 1921 Bacillus Calmette–Guérin Vaccine 1928 Penicilin Discovered 1946 Centers for Dissease Control Founded 1951 CDC eliminates Malaria in United states 1955 Polio Vaccine released to public 1965 Medicare and Medicaid Passed 1979 Last recorded case of smallpox 1985 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 passed 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act passes 2010 Affordable Care Act passes 2019 COVID-19 pandemic begins