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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, July 30, 2025, marks the 60th anniversary of the |
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signing of the Medicare and Medicaid Act; and |
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WHEREAS, On that day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson |
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signed the Medicare and Medicaid Act, also known as the Social |
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Security Amendments of 1965, into law; the landmark bill |
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established two programs: Medicare, which provides health |
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insurance to citizens age 65 or older, and Medicaid, which provides |
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health insurance to people with limited income; during the first |
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three years following the passage of the legislation, nearly 20 |
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million beneficiaries were enrolled in the programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Across the United States, 68.6 million individuals |
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are currently enrolled in Medicare, and 71.1 million are enrolled |
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in Medicaid, with approximately 12 million people enrolled in both |
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programs; as of 2024, there were more than 4.7 million Texans |
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receiving Medicare benefits, and in April 2025, over 4.1 million |
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adults and children in Texas were enrolled in Medicaid or the |
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Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past six decades, the Medicare and Medicaid |
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programs have made vital health care services more accessible to |
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generations of Americans, and it is indeed a privilege to join in |
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celebrating this important milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby commemorate the 60th anniversary of the |
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signing of the Medicare and Medicaid Act. |