Hill Burton Act of 1946 - correct answer ✔✔-Provided grants and loans to build, expand, and modernize
hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities
-Lead to the creation of Joint Commission to help regulate growth
-Lead to CON (certificate of need): have to show with data that the facility is needed
President Truman - correct answer ✔✔first president to propose a single universal health insurance plan
Dependents Medical Care Act of 1956 - correct answer ✔✔Provides medical services for dependents of
military members (service men and families)
Social Security Act Amendment of 1956 - correct answer ✔✔Added social security disability insurance
President Eisenhower - correct answer ✔✔-Was in the military and had a strong emphasis on spending
money on the military
-proponent for medical research, but would not pay for it
President Kennedy - correct answer ✔✔-Proposed health insurance coverage for those 65+ to be part of
social security (Medicare framework)
-Made deals with legislators to help push views/beliefs
Social Security Amendments of 1965 - correct answer ✔✔Allowed for the creation of Medicare and
Medicaid
Older Americans Act of 1965 - correct answer ✔✔Provided comprehensive services for older adults
President Johnson - correct answer ✔✔Continued JFK's work after his death
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