These frogs donât know that history. They are just interested in jumping about on their lily pads. Each frog jumps a different distance: This means that when the green frog jumps, it only jumps to a nearby lily pad and when the yellow frog jumps, it jumps over three lily pads and lands on the fourth.
The â60s. 1  On July 30, 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson made Medicare law by signing H.R. 6675 in Independence, Missouri. 2  In 1966, Medicareâs coverage took effect, as Americans age 65 and older were enrolled in Part A and millions of other seniors signed up for Part B.
Medicare is a social insurance program that serves more than 44 million enrollees (as of 2008). The program costs about $432 billion, or 3.2% of GDP, in 2007. Medicaid is a social welfare (or social protection) program that serves about 40 million people (as of 2007) and costs about $330 billion, or 2.4% of GDP, in 2007. Together, Medicare and Medicaid represent 21% of the FY 2007 U.S. federal government. Both Medicaid and Medicare were created when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed amendments to the Social Security Act on July 30, 1965. What is Medicaid? What is Medicare? What is Medicaid?