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Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society:
A timeline of events
1920s
• The Good Samaritan Society incorporates; first
center opens in 1923.
• American Medical Association denounces group
medicine as “socialized medicine.”
Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society:
A timeline of events
1930s
• The Good Samaritan Society continues to grow
despite Great Depression, as many elderly are left
on center doorsteps. All are welcomed.
• 1935 — President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs
Social Security into law.
• FDR tries to pass the Wagner National Health Act
of 1939. It fails to pass.
Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society:
A timeline of events
1940s
• 27 Good Samaritan Society centers now. Financial
hardships lead to split.
• 1945 — President Harry S. Truman proposes
nationwide healthcare, wants optional, available
care for all Americans. It fails to pass.
Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society:
A timeline of events
1950s
• Older adults pay 3x as much for health insurance
as younger adults.
Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society:
A timeline of events
1960s
• The Good Samaritan Society doubles locations from
47 in 1955 to 101 in 1965.
• 1965 — President Johnson signs Medicare into law.
• Medicaid and Medicare, coupled with increased life
expectancy and mobility and minimized intra-family
relations and higher hospital costs, contributes
significantly to an increased nursing home census
and, in turn, the need for new facilities (Following
in His Steps, pg. 203).
Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society:
A timeline of events
1970s
• The number of elderly with hospital insurance rises
from 50% to 96%.
• Medicare becomes available to individuals under
65 suffering from long-term disabilities or
end-stage renal disease.
Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society:
A timeline of events
1980s
• 1988 — The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act,
which included the most significant changes since
enactment of the Medicare program, improves
hospital and skilled nursing facility benefits, covers
mammography, and includes an outpatient
prescription drug benefit and a cap on patient
liability.
Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society:
A timeline of events
1990s
• Congress passes Balanced Budget Act to reduce
Medicare spending growth, expands private plans
under new Medicare+Choice program.
• 1998 — Medicare launches a website and toll-free
number for assistance.
Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society:
A timeline of events
2000s
• Congress passes Medicare Modernization Act;
Part D takes effect. 39 million sign up.
Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society:
A timeline of events
2010s
• Affordable Care Act is signed into law.
• First baby boomer enrolls in Medicare; by Dec. 31,
2014, 49.4 million Americans enrolled in Medicare.
• 2010 — Spending for Medicare totaled about 3.6%
of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product. The
figure is projected to rise to 5.1% by the year 2030.
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Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events

  • 1. Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events 1920s • The Good Samaritan Society incorporates; first center opens in 1923. • American Medical Association denounces group medicine as “socialized medicine.”
  • 2. Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events 1930s • The Good Samaritan Society continues to grow despite Great Depression, as many elderly are left on center doorsteps. All are welcomed. • 1935 — President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Social Security into law. • FDR tries to pass the Wagner National Health Act of 1939. It fails to pass.
  • 3. Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events 1940s • 27 Good Samaritan Society centers now. Financial hardships lead to split. • 1945 — President Harry S. Truman proposes nationwide healthcare, wants optional, available care for all Americans. It fails to pass.
  • 4. Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events 1950s • Older adults pay 3x as much for health insurance as younger adults.
  • 5. Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events 1960s • The Good Samaritan Society doubles locations from 47 in 1955 to 101 in 1965. • 1965 — President Johnson signs Medicare into law. • Medicaid and Medicare, coupled with increased life expectancy and mobility and minimized intra-family relations and higher hospital costs, contributes significantly to an increased nursing home census and, in turn, the need for new facilities (Following in His Steps, pg. 203).
  • 6. Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events 1970s • The number of elderly with hospital insurance rises from 50% to 96%. • Medicare becomes available to individuals under 65 suffering from long-term disabilities or end-stage renal disease.
  • 7. Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events 1980s • 1988 — The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act, which included the most significant changes since enactment of the Medicare program, improves hospital and skilled nursing facility benefits, covers mammography, and includes an outpatient prescription drug benefit and a cap on patient liability.
  • 8. Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events 1990s • Congress passes Balanced Budget Act to reduce Medicare spending growth, expands private plans under new Medicare+Choice program. • 1998 — Medicare launches a website and toll-free number for assistance.
  • 9. Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events 2000s • Congress passes Medicare Modernization Act; Part D takes effect. 39 million sign up.
  • 10. Medicare and the Good Samaritan Society: A timeline of events 2010s • Affordable Care Act is signed into law. • First baby boomer enrolls in Medicare; by Dec. 31, 2014, 49.4 million Americans enrolled in Medicare. • 2010 — Spending for Medicare totaled about 3.6% of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product. The figure is projected to rise to 5.1% by the year 2030.