Celebrating Medicare's 50th Anniversary

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  1. 2. What is the nickname for the prescription drug coverage gap included when Congress created Medicare Part D in 2003?
  2. 3. Medicare Supplement Insurance policy, sold by private companies, which helps pay some of the health care costs Medicare doesn't cover, like copayments, coinsurance, and deductible.
  3. 8. America’s most successful federal healthcare program.
  4. 11. As a federal health care program, Medicare played a key role in integrating hospitals thanks to this landmark legislation passed in 1964.
  5. 12. What is the acronym for the federal agency which oversees Medicare?
  6. 13. What year was Medicare enacted?
  7. 18. Which President received the first Medicare card?
  8. 20. Medicare provides this vital coverage for American seniors
  9. 21. In 2015, Medicare will be how many years old?
  10. 22. This portion of Medicare is privatized Medicare Advantage and provides coverage only through private insurers.
  11. 23. Which President extended Medicare eligibility to those under age 65 who have long-term disabilities?
  12. 24. With the retirement of the baby boomers, the number of people in Medicare is expected to ______ between the years 2000 and 2030.
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  1. 1. What personal identification numbers are currently displayed on the Medicare card?
  2. 4. This portion of Medicare covers doctor and other health care providers' services, outpatient care, durable medical equipment, home health care, and some preventive services.
  3. 5. Since passage of the __________ in 2010, nearly 8 million people with Medicare have saved close to $10 billion dollars on prescription drugs.
  4. 6. In 1961, which future president warned against passage of Medicare calling it “socialized medicine.”
  5. 7. Medicare eligibility begins at what age for retirees?
  6. 9. Medicare Part D provides coverage for what?
  7. 10. Medicare Part A provides coverage for stays here.
  8. 14. It took how many decades after first proposed by President Truman before Congress passed the nation’s first federal health insurance program?
  9. 15. How many million Americans rely on Medicare today?
  10. 16. When first created Medicare had two parts, Part A and B. Medicare has how many parts today?
  11. 17. Which President signed Medicare into law?
  12. 19. A “dual-eligible” beneficiary is someone who qualifies for both Medicare and which other federal healthcare program?