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The FCC established the Lifeline program in 1984 to provide qualified individuals with discounts on phone service. [14] In 1997, the FCC broadened the scope of the program under the 1997 Universal Service Order to make Lifeline more affordable for low-income households by raising the federal support amount. [ 14 ]
To provide a medical benefit commensurate with the service and sacrifice of more than 9.5 million active duty personnel, military retirees and their families. The MHS also provides health care, through the TRICARE health plan, to: [3] active duty service members and their families, retired service members and their families,
With the exception of active duty service members (who are assigned to the Tricare Prime option and pay no out-of-pocket costs for Tricare coverage), Military Health System beneficiaries may have a choice of Tricare plan options depending upon their status (e.g., active duty family member, retiree, reservist, child under age 26 ineligible for ...
Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Medicare amendment (July 30, 1965). Former President Harry S. Truman (seated) and his wife, Bess, are on the far right.. Originally, the name "Medicare" in the United States referred to a program providing medical care for families of people serving in the military as part of the Dependents' Medical Care Act, which was passed in 1956. [5]
Since 1985, the Lifeline program has provided subsidies to low-income people pay for phone service; first landlines, then cellphones, and as of 2016 it also offers the option of Internet connectivity. [34] It provides a subsidy of up to $9.25 a month for Americans below 135% of the poverty line.
Not including Social Security and Medicare, Congress allocated almost $717 billion in federal funds in 2010 plus $210 billion was allocated in state funds ($927 billion total) for means tested welfare programs in the United States, of which half was for medical care and roughly 40% for cash, food and housing assistance.
The 2010 Affordable Care Act also removed categorical eligibility for Medicaid, thus expanding the number of people who could enroll in the public insurance program. [18] As a result, many who previously did not qualify for Medicaid and instead relied on Healthy San Francisco could enroll in Medi-Cal . [ 18 ]
Tickets to Universal’s Volcano Bay water park jumped to $80 for adults and $75 for children, from $70 and $65, respectively. That’s about a 9% increase on theme park tickets and 14% increase ...