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July 30, 2026 - heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
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Heather Cox Richardson
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This brief historical note commemorates the 60th anniversary of the implementation of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States. It highlights the legislative efforts of President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966.
Sixty years ago today, on July 30, 1966, Medicare and Medicaid went into effect. A year earlier, President Lyndon B. Johnson had signed the Medicare and Medicaid amendments Congress had made to the S…
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