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Medicaid
(Encyclopedia) Medicaid, national health insurance program in the United States for low-income persons and persons with disabilities. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security…Health and Human Services, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Health and Human Services, United States Department of, federal executive department charged with administering government health programs. Successor to the Department of Health,…socialized medicine
(Encyclopedia) socialized medicine, publicly administered system of national health care. The term is used to describe programs that range from government operation of medical facilities to national…Waxman, Henry Arnold
(Encyclopedia) Waxman, Henry Arnold, 1939–, U.S. congressman, b. Los Angeles, grad. Univ. of California, Los Angeles. (B.A., 1961; J.D., 1964). After serving (1969–74) in the California state…Medicare
(Encyclopedia) Medicare, national health insurance program in the United States for persons aged 65 and over and the disabled. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security…health insurance
(Encyclopedia) health insurance, prepayment plan providing services or cash indemnities for medical care needed in times of illness or disability. It is effected by voluntary plans, either commercial…Great Society
(Encyclopedia) Great Society, in U.S. history, term for the domestic policies of President Lyndon Johnson. In his first State of the Union message, he called for a war on poverty and the creation of…Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb")
(Encyclopedia) Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb"), 1953- , American politician and businessman, b. Midland, Tx, Univ. of Texas, Austin (B.A., 1974).…social security
(Encyclopedia) social security, government program designed to provide for the basic economic security and welfare of individuals and their dependents. The programs classified under the term social…finance
(Encyclopedia) finance, theory and practice of conducting large public and private dealings in money. Important institutions of private finance include those that deal with insurance, banking, stocks…Trending
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