What Provisions Of The Social Security Act Are Related To Health Care?: An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report

The Social Security Act (SSA) was first enacted in 1935, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was conceived as a way for the federal government to provide benefits to the elderly and as a way to help states provide care for the elderly, disabled, and dependent children, as well as, provide maternal and child welfare services, public health services, and the administration of unemployment compensation laws. Since 1935, the SSA has been continually amended to include care for new populations and provide additional services. Most of the major health care and social service programs in the United States are authorized . . .