On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare, a health insurance program for elderly Americans, into law. At the bill-signing ceremony, which took place at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, former President Harry S. Truman was enrolled as Medicare's first beneficiary and received the first Medicare card. Johnson wanted to recognize Truman, who, in 1945, had become the first president to propose national health insurance, an initiative that was opposed at the time by Congress.
The Medicare program, providing hospital and medical insurance for Americans age 65 or older, was signed into law as an amendment to the Social Security Act of 1935. Some 19 million people enrolled in Medicare when it went into effect in 1966. In 1972, eligibility for the program was extended to Americans under 65 with certain disabilities and people of all ages with permanent kidney disease requiring dialysis or transplant. In December 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA), which added outpatient prescription drug benefits to Medicare.
Medicare is funded entirely by the federal government and paid for in part through payroll taxes. Medicare is currently a source of controversy due to the enormous strain it puts on the federal budget. Throughout its history, the program also has been plagued by fraud--committed by patients, doctors and hospitals--that has cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
Medicaid, a state and federally funded program that offers health coverage to certain low-income people, was also signed into law by President Johnson on July 30, 1965, as an amendment to the Social Security Act.
In 1977, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) was created to administer Medicare and work with state governments to administer Medicaid. HCFA, which was later renamed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is part of the Department of Health and Human Services and is headquartered in Baltimore.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
So this trailer right here
It literally looks like the coolest trailer I've ever seen. This will be a must buy for me for sure.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
MLB Scores 7/30/2011
New York Yankees clobbered the Orioles 17-3, and 8-3 in a double header.
Pittsburgh lost to the Phillies 4-7
Washington blanked the Mets 3-0.
Royals beat the Indians 5-2
Cardinals 13 over the Cubs 5
Seattle beat Tampa Bay in a close game 3-2
The Angels beat the Tigers in a great performance by Haren, score was 5-1.
Texas beat the Blue Jays 3-0.
The Red Sox beat the White Sox 10-2
The Astros lost to the Brewers 2-6
The Braves had a solid game against the Marlins, winning it with a good 5-1 win.
And the Reds beat the Giants 7-2, scoring 5 runs in the 1st inning off of Bumgarner.
Pittsburgh lost to the Phillies 4-7
Washington blanked the Mets 3-0.
Royals beat the Indians 5-2
Cardinals 13 over the Cubs 5
Seattle beat Tampa Bay in a close game 3-2
The Angels beat the Tigers in a great performance by Haren, score was 5-1.
Texas beat the Blue Jays 3-0.
The Red Sox beat the White Sox 10-2
The Astros lost to the Brewers 2-6
The Braves had a solid game against the Marlins, winning it with a good 5-1 win.
And the Reds beat the Giants 7-2, scoring 5 runs in the 1st inning off of Bumgarner.
So anyone play starcraft 2?
My name in game is Thisoneguy, I play on the North American servers. Message me in game if you want to do some 1v1's. I am gold ranked in 1's.
Starcraft 2
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