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Major Events in Healthcare

  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act

    President Lyndon Johnson signed the Social Security Act, creating Medicare. Medicare is a social insurance program put together by the US government, and provides health insurance coverage to people 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria only.
  • Children's Health Insurance Program

    Children's Health Insurance Program

    The State Children’s Health Insurance Program was passed, in an effort to support children whose parents were unable to provide them with health coverage.

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