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FPGEE Foreign Pharmacy

Category - Social & Administrative

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Which of the following pieces of legislation was responsible for creating Medicare and Medicaid?
  1. Social Security Amendments of 1965
  2. Medicare Modernization and Improvement Act of 2003
  3. The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
  4. The Kefauver Harris Amendment of 1962
Explanation
Answer: A - The Social Security Amendments were responsible for creating the programs Medicare and Medicaid. This legislation was signed into law in 1965 by President Johnson, and allowed for patients over age 65 to receive federally-funded health insurance. Certain people under age 65 with disabilities and those with end stage renal disease also qualify for Medicare.
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