The Story History On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare (an amendment to the Social Security legislation) into law. At the bill-signing ceremony, former President Harry Truman and his wife, Bess, became the first Medicare enrollees and were issued the first Medicare cards. This was to honor and recognize former President Truman…

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