President Lyndon Johnson, in 1964.
President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicaid into law in 1965. However, it was John F. Kennedy that first proposed such a system.
No
July 30, 1965
Lyndon Johnson started Medicare and Medicaid to ensure that the elderly and the poor would have medical care.
... in 1965, under President Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon B Johnson (1965)
Lyndon B. Johnson
First, only Congress can delcare war. The President can ask for a declaration of war from Congress. The first President was James Madison. He was president at the start of the War of 1812
Your 'medicaid booklet' stating your coverage is a great place to start. If you do not have one, call your medicaid office where you signed up and ask 'how to get one. This is a great referance for medicaid coverage. '
No. Medicaid is the payer of last resort. First payers are private insurers, then Medicare, then Medicaid
To find out about your eligibility for Medicaid, this is the best place to start: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp