Today in 1961 President Kennedy asks Congress to approve creation of the Medicare program, financed by an increase in Social Security taxes, to aid 14.2 million Americans aged 65 or older.
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General Membership Meetings Baltimore - Mar. 1 @ 10 am Salisbury - Mar. 15 @ 10 am