Description
Jim Morone, professor of political science and urban studies at Brown University, and Laurence Kotlikoff of Boston University, talked about the creation, impact, and shortcomings of Medicare and Medicaid.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- CLIP #1: Based on the clip, what happened in 1935 and 1948?
- CLIP #1: According to Jim Morone, who "embraced" the cause of national health insurance? What did the original plan get "boiled down to" and why?
- CLIP #1: What did President John F. Kennedy become "acutely aware of," and why did this lead to the passage of the legislation?
- CLIP #1: To when does Laurence Kotlikoff say the idea of national health insurance date? Who and/or what has historically "blocked" legislative efforts for universal care?
- CLIP #2: Summarize President Harry Truman's remarks at the 1965 signing ceremony.
- CLIP #3: According to Laurence Kotlikoff, what is the "basic problem" with the legislation? What other issues exist with Medicare Part B and Medicaid?
- CLIP #3: Who does Jim Morone say opposed and supported the original legislation? Summarize their actions and efforts.
Additional Resources
- Video Clip: Social Safety Net Programs
- Video Clip: Changes to Medicare and prescription drug prices
- Bell Ringer: How the Federal Government Spends Your Taxes
- Bell Ringer: Medicare and Medicaid Acts of 1965
- Bell Ringer: The Origins of the Employment-Based Healthcare System in the U.S.
- Bell Ringer: Federal Payroll Taxes
- Bell Ringer: Factors Contributing to the Federal Deficit
- Lesson Plan: How Are Your Tax Dollars Being Spent on Federal Social Programs?
- On This Day: 1965 Medicare Bill
Participants
Pedro EchevarriaHost, C-SPAN7003 Videos
Vocabulary
- American Medical Association
- Bill
- Blue Cross
- Bull Moose Party
- Communism
- Congress
- Democrat
- Department Of Veterans Affairs
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Elderly
- Food Stamps
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Great Society
- Harry Truman
- Health Insurance
- Inflation
- John F. Kennedy
- Labor Union
- Legislation
- Lobbying
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Medicare And Medicaid Act (1965)
- New Deal
- Obamacare
- Premium
- Red Scare
- Social Security Act
- Social Security Amendments Of 1965
- Subsidy
- Tax
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Ways And Means Committee
- Welfare
- Wilbur Mills
- World War Two