George thanks for having me. Steve you have devoted a considerable amount of time studying medicare and medicaid. Legislation was signed into law in 1965 by lyndon johnson. Part of the Great Society program. Take us back to that time. And how this legislation was significant at the time and how it has evolved in the last 50 plus years. George thats a great question to start off with. Medicare and medicaid passed in july, 1965. Medicaid was really an afterthought in the legislative drafting process. The laws ratification shortly after the assassination of president john f. Kennedy meant that there was a greater focus on the medicare law and there were certain historical reasons for this. Medicare began and grew out in 1960 which also grew out of the medical aid for a program, which was a new deal era program that began in the 40s and 50s. For that reason, most policymakers and legislators were focused on delivering medical assistance public Insurance Options for the elderly who were at
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To her son, kim, wholl be telling her how she is and what the world needs to do about burma. And this is a World Exclusive tv interview by by the sun. And also, can you believe it . Weve had people working from home now they want to work from the beach. Really are they working . I dont think so. Were going to be exposed doing that. And the councils whove agreed to the staff working from the beach. Nice work if you can get it. Nice work if you can get it. It certainly is. Or not. No work . No, cant do well exactly. Sunbathing and weve got an all star cast for our newspaper review this morning. Weve got mark director review this morning. Weve got mark of director review this morning. Weve got mark of institute ector review this morning. Weve got mark of institute of or general of the institute of economic and former Economic Affairs and former labour matthew lasso. Labour adviser matthew lasso. You wont want to miss what theyve say. And of theyve got to say. And of course, as always, we
To her son, kim, wholl be telling her how she is and what the world needs to do about burma. And this is a World Exclusive tv interview by by the sun. And also, can you believe it . Weve had people working from home now they want to work from the beach. Really are they working . I dont think so. Were going to be exposed doing that. And the councils whove agreed to the staff working from the beach. Nice work if you can get it. Nice work if you can get it. It certainly is. Or not. No work . No, cant do well exactly. Sunbathing and weve got an all star cast for our newspaper review this morning. Weve got mark director review this morning. Weve got mark of director review this morning. Weve got mark of institute ector review this morning. Weve got mark of institute of or general of the institute of economic and former Economic Affairs and former labour matthew lasso. Labour adviser matthew lasso. You wont want to miss what theyve say. And of theyve got to say. And of course, as always, we
To her son, kim, wholl be telling her how she is and what the world needs to do about burma. And this is a World Exclusive tv interview by by the sun. And also, can you believe it . Weve had people working from home now they want to work from the beach. Really are they working . I dont think so. Were going to be exposed doing that. And the councils whove agreed to the staff working from the beach. Nice work if you can get it. Nice work if you can get it. It certainly is. Or not. No work . No, cant do well exactly. Sunbathing and weve got an all star cast for our newspaper review this morning. Weve got mark director review this morning. Weve got mark of director review this morning. Weve got mark of institute ector review this morning. Weve got mark of institute of or general of the institute of economic and former Economic Affairs and former labour matthew lasso. Labour adviser matthew lasso. You wont want to miss what theyve say. And of theyve got to say. And of course, as always, we