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101Medicare and Medicaid — U.S. government programs in effect since 1966. Medicare covers most people 65 or older and those with long term disabilities. Part A, a hospital insurance plan, also pays for home health visits and hospice care. Part B, a supplementary plan, pays …
102Medicare — medi·care / me di ˌkar/ n often cap: a government program of medical care esp. for the aged Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. Medicare …
103Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — Full title The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Acronym PPACA Colloquial name(s) Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Insurance Reform, Obamacare, Healthcare Reform Enacted by the …
104Social Security Act of 1965 — The Social Security Amendments of 1965 was legislation in the United States whose most important provisions resulted in creation of two programs: Medicare and Medicaid. The legislation initially provided federal health insurance for the elderly… …
105Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General) — Supreme Court of Canada Hearing: June 8, 2004 Judgment: June 9, 2005 …
106Social Security (United States) — This article is about the retirement/disability program. For the general concept of providing welfare, see Social security. For other uses, see Social Security (disambiguation) …
107Community rating — is most often found as part of health insurance systems in various countries Community rating is a concept usually associated with health insurance, which requires health insurance providers to offer health insurance policies within a given… …
108Calendar of 1996 — ▪ 1997 JANUARY JANUARY 1 King Fahd cedes power Still experiencing the effects of a stroke suffered in November 1995, Saudi Arabia s King Fahd, who also held the post of prime minister, ceded temporary power to Crown Prince Abdullah,… …
109Quiet Revolution — For the album by Chris de Burgh, see Quiet Revolution (album). The Quiet Revolution (French: Révolution tranquille) was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective secularization of society, the… …
110Father of medicare — Several individuals may be recognized as father of the Canadian system of universal public medicare:*Tommy Douglas forwarded public health insurance as Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and federal leader of the New Democratic Party from… …
