Medicare, Medicaid and the Fight Against HAIs

In 1965, a sweeping update to the Social Security Act quietly introduced two programs that would transform American healthcare: Medicare and Medicaid. Medicaid, at its inception, was little more than a single line in Title XIX. But over the decades, both programs have evolved into central pillars of the U.S. healthcare system, covering more than 13...

• Published date: 06-04-2026 04:15 PM