Looking back on 60 years of Medicare and Medicaid

By: Lida Shepherd

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 720

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Last week marked the 61st anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, and with so many dire threats to both health care programs, we would do well to reflect on their history and the promises delivered to millions of Americans since they were signed into law six decades ago in Independence, Missouri.

On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid Act, marking the beginning of Medicare, a health insurance program …

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