Medicare (United States)

Medicare is a health insurance program for the elderly and disabled in the USA. It was first passed on July 30, 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson as amendments to Social Security legislation.

External links

• CMS official web site.

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• Medicare web site for beneficiaries.
• Kaiser Foundation Wide range of free information of Medicare program and other U.S. health issues.
• Medicare Rights Center Education and advocacy organization.
• State Health Facts Data on health care spending and utilization, including in Medicare.