Medicare & Medicaid at 50 Video and Interactive Timelines Now Available

With Medicare and Medicaid turning 50 in July, the Kaiser Family Foundation has produced an updated video that provides a brief history of both programs, including an examination of the health care, social and political landscapes that gave rise to them, the significant ways each program has evolved over five decades and the important roles they play in the U.S. health care system today. The video includes archival footage as well as commentary and perspective from policy makers, government officials and experts.

Also available are related interactive timelines that chart key milestones in Medicare and Medicaid over the years, and a short animated video, The Story of Medicare: A Timeline. 

Organizations are welcome to show the videos at events and meetings and embed them on their websites.

Filling the need for trusted information on national health issues, the Kaiser Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Menlo Park, California.