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Looking back on 60 years of Medicare and Medicaid

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Looking back on 60 years of Medicare and Medicaid
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Medicaid sign at U.S. Senate Democrats’ press conference on Feb. 19, 2025. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)Last week marked the 61st anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, and with so many dire threats to both health care programs, we would do well to reflect on their history and the promises delivered to millions of Americans since they were signed into law six decades ago in Independence, Missouri.  
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid Act,

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