Question

In the 1960s, what did Congress do to help elderly Americans gain access to the health care they required?

A
It created the Head Start program.

B
It created the Medicaid program.

C
It created the Medicare program.

D
It created the Social Security program

Answer 1

The Social Security Act of 1965 authorized Medicare and provided federal funding for many of the medical costs of older Americans. So B or C.