Decoding Medicare choices
Chapter 1
The birth of Original Medicare
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Chapter 2
The rise of Medicare Advantage
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Chapter 3
The battle of choices and prescriptions
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Decoding Medicare choices
Ch 1 · The birth of Original Medicare
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At Truman's Library, in '65, President Johnson made health care thrive! Original Medicare, Part A and B, For all our seniors, finally free!
Fun Fact
First Medicare card: President Harry S. Truman received the first-ever Medicare card during the 1965 bill-signing ceremony in Independence, Missouri.
Glossary
medicare (noun)
A federal program that provides health insurance, especially for people sixty-five and older. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the program into law alongside Harry S. Truman on July 30, 1965.
A federal program that provides health insurance, especially for people sixty-five and older. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the program into law alongside Harry S. Truman on July 30, 1965.
Quiz
How many years of Medicare-taxed work generally qualify someone for premium-free Part A?