Public Law 89-97

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Public Law 89-97 is the landmark 1965 U.S. federal statute that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs and significantly expanded Social Security.

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Generate an image of Public Law 89-97 (Public Law 89-97 is the landmark 1965 U.S. federal statute that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs and significantly expanded Social Security.)

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Pub.L. 89-97 1
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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Medicare Act of 1965 ⓘ
amends Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
authorized federal grants to states for medical assistance ⓘ
federal-state Medicaid program ⓘ
belongsToLegalDomain health law ⓘ
social security law ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdFundingMechanism payroll tax financing for Medicare ⓘ
createdProgram Medicaid ⓘ
Medicare ⓘ
dateSigned 1965-07-30 ⓘ
enactedBy 89th United States Congress ⓘ
established Medicare Part A ⓘ
Medicare Part B ⓘ
expanded Social Security benefits ⓘ
hospital insurance coverage for the elderly ⓘ
voluntary medical insurance for the elderly ⓘ
followedBy Social Security Amendments of 1967 ⓘ
historicalSignificance cornerstone of U.S. public health insurance system ⓘ
landmark expansion of the U.S. welfare state ⓘ
impact creation of federal health insurance for persons aged 65 and older ⓘ
creation of joint federal-state health coverage for certain low-income groups ⓘ
implementedByAgency Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ⓘ
Social Security Administration ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives ⓘ
partOf Social Security Amendments series ⓘ
policyArea health care ⓘ
public health insurance ⓘ
social security ⓘ
precededBy Social Security Amendments of 1961 ⓘ
presidentAtSigning Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 89-97 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 89-97
relatedTo Great Society ⓘ
War on Poverty ⓘ
linked to: Great Society
shortTitle Social Security Amendments of 1965 ⓘ
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 79 Stat. 286 ⓘ
subjectOf Medicare legislation debates of 1965 ⓘ
targetPopulation elderly Americans ⓘ
low-income individuals ⓘ
people with disabilities ⓘ
titleOfAct An Act to provide a hospital insurance program for the aged under the Social Security Act with a supplementary medical benefits program and an expanded program of medical assistance ⓘ
yearEnacted 1965 ⓘ

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Public Law 89-97 → publicLawNumber → Pub.L. 89-97 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 89-97