USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Great Society program was created to provide medical insurance for the elderly?
A
Medicaid
B
Medicare
C
United Life and Health
D
Medicine One
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -he Medicare and Medicaid programs enacted in 1965-the largest and most durable health-care initiatives of the 1960s-exemplify the greatest and the worst aspects of Lyndon B. Johnson’s leadership and legacy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid Act, also known as the Social Security Amendments of 1965, into law. It established Medicare, a health insurance program for the elderly, and Medicaid, a health insurance program for people with limited income.

Detailed explanation-3: -Johnson in 1964–65. The term was first coined during a 1964 commencement address by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the University of Michigan and came to represent his domestic agenda. The main goal was the total elimination of poverty and racial injustice.

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