title: Medicare and Medicaid at 25.
abstract: On July 30, the United States marked the 25th anniversary of the signing of the law that brought Medicare and Medicaid into existence. These programs continue to control health policy, determine the direction of health spending, and provide access to health care services for millions of Americans. Contributing editor Emily Friedman takes a look at the history of Medicare and its effect on the American public and hospitals.
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authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000639:trends; D008484:Medicaid / Q000639:trends*; D006278:Medicare / Q000639:trends*; D011057:Politics; D011209:Power, Psychological; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States