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In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law an amendment to the Social Security regulations and laws. This revision was known as Medicare. Originally, the were only two parts to the law. Hospital insurance was covered under Part A and medical insurance provisions came under Part B. By 2008, more than forty-five million individuals in the United States were enrolled in the program. Estimates of beneficiaries in 2030, when the baby-boomers are all under the auspices of the program, reach 78 million people. It is expected to be the largest social program of its kind on the planet. Continue reading →