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Medicare and Medicaid turn 60, weeks after Trump-approved cuts and changes

Name: Medicare and Medicaid turn 60, weeks after Trump-approved cuts and changes
Uploaded: 2025-07-30T18:27:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 2 s
Description: Wednesday marks 60 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. This anniversary comes just weeks after Congress passed major changes and cuts to both programs. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent digs into the history.

Wednesday marks 60 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. This anniversary comes just weeks after Congress passed major changes and cuts to both programs. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent digs into the history.