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Sancho

(9,067 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2015, 07:25 AM Jul 2015

50 years of Medicare!

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/07/30/the-politics-of-medicare-and-medicaid-50-years-later

There's an important lesson for today's politicians in the genesis of Medicare, one of the nation's landmark social programs, which was created July 30, 1965 – 50 years ago this week. It's that government can do big things and succeed in massive projects if officials stick to their guns, offer effective leadership, nurture public support and take advantage immediately when the public mood shifts in their direction.

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50 years of Medicare! (Original Post) Sancho Jul 2015 OP

It was a great boon for my grandparents in 1965 TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #1

And the GOP is still trying to repeal this law Gothmog Jul 2015 #2

I remember the uproar over it, SheilaT Jul 2015 #3

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

1. It was a great boon for my grandparents in 1965

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Thu Jul 30, 2015, 08:32 AM

Jul 2015

And my wife and I are currently signed up for Medicare A and B.

Gothmog

(144,939 posts)

2. And the GOP is still trying to repeal this law

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Thu Jul 30, 2015, 09:27 AM

Jul 2015

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

3. I remember the uproar over it,

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Thu Jul 30, 2015, 10:19 AM

Jul 2015

how it would destroy this great nation and totally ruin the entire health care system.

The opponents to this and to the ACA never get around to explaining why it's a good idea for people not to have health care coverage. Why people are better off if they can't afford to go to a doctor, pay for the surgery, by the medication they need.

I am now on Medicare, and it's just amazing.

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