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KEY : Goal of the Program Description of Program Influence on Contemporary Society

Medicare Medicaid Head Start. LBJ’s Great Society. KEY : Goal of the Program Description of Program Influence on Contemporary Society. Medicare System. Medicare System. Signed by President Johnson on July 30, 1965

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KEY : Goal of the Program Description of Program Influence on Contemporary Society

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  1. Medicare Medicaid Head Start LBJ’s Great Society KEY: Goal of the Program Description of Program Influence on Contemporary Society

  2. Medicare System

  3. Medicare System • Signed by President Johnson on July 30, 1965 • Originally designed to provide low-cost hospitalization and medical insurance for the nation’s elderly and is a federally governed program. • At the White House bill-signing ceremony, LBJ enrolled former President Truman as the first Medicare beneficiary and presented him with the very first Medicare Card. • In 1972 people with disabilities, end stage renal disease, and kidney failure are now eligible for Medicare. • What benefits Medicare covers has also grown over the years to include prescription drug benefits. • More people are enrolled now in the program than ever before with more costly benefits than ever before. • In 1965 the project expense of Medicare by the year 1990 was $9 billion. It was actually $67 billion that year. • It is one of the more controversial political topics of our time.

  4. Medicaid System

  5. Medicaid System • Signed by President Johnson on July 30, 1965 • Originally designed to provide medical assistance to low income individuals and is state governed (run). • Medicaid is provided to the following low income candidates: • Pregnant Women • Children under the age of 19 • People over 65 • People who are blind • People who are disabled • People who need nursing home care • In 1970 Texas spent less then $1 billion on Medicaid coverage – that increased to a little over $7 billion in 2010.

  6. Head Start Program

  7. Head Start Program • Signed by President announced the program to the public in May of 1965. • The main purpose for Head Start being created was to assist children who come from backgrounds where funds, parenting, and health are lacking. • Originally started out as an eight week summer program for children from low-income communities going into public school in the fall – they served 560,000 children across America that first summer. • The program provided preschool classes, medical care, dental care, and mental health services. • By 1998 the program had expanded to offer bilingual/bicultural programs and was extended to full-day, full-year services.

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