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Social Security Amendments of 1965
1965 United States legislation establishing Medicare and Medicaid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Social Security Amendments of 1965, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–97, 79 Stat. 286, enacted July 30, 1965, was legislation in the United States whose most important provisions resulted in creation of two programs: Medicare and Medicaid. The legislation initially provided federal health insurance for the elderly (over 65) and for financially challenged families.
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Long title | An Act to provide a hospital insurance program for the aged under the Social Security Act with a supplementary health benefits program and an expanded program of medical assistance, to increase benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance System, to improve the Federal-State public assistance programs, and for other purposes. |
Enacted by | the 89th United States Congress |
Effective | July 30, 1965 |
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Public law | 89-97 |
Statutes at Large | 79 Stat. 286 |
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Acts amended | Social Security Act |
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