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This paper examines five pieces of health care legislation passed during the past 40 years that have been enacted to benefit the elderly. When possible, the paper notes who introduced the bill, and any controversy that might have surrounded its passage. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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passed to benefit senior citizens. Prior to the Social Security Act of 1935, in fact, there was no national pension program, let alone a national insurance program, to assist those
in need. The country would not have stood for a nationalized health policy, so the first one to pass would do so at a much later date - in the
form of the 1965 Medicare Bill. Since the passage of the Medicare Bill, however, some strong health care legislation, geared, in part, toward the senior population, has passed Congress and
has been made into law. There are likely many reasons for this; one being that senior citizens these days now have advocates to lobby for them and their rights. Another
reason is that the elder population is growing, thanks to the many "Baby Boomers" that are reaching age 50 and above (which according to the AARP, a senior advocacy organization,
is when people can join AARP). Although legislation has been passed to help senior citizens through the health care mazes of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, it seems
as though more and more reforms can be accomplished, and as of the writing of this paper, many are underway, including nursing home legislation, prescription drug legislation and others. Only
time will tell if these bills will eventually be passed into national law. The purpose of this paper is to introduce five
pieces of legislation that were passed between 1960 and 2000, legislation geared to assisting the elderly population of the United States and the health care needs they demonstrated. Most of
the health care legislation passed was a direct result of the Social Security Act of 1935, which provided benefits to senior citizens who may not have had family to rely
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