Medicare and Medicaid at 50: Americas Entitlement Programs in the Age of Affordable Care

For fifty years, Medicare and Medicaid have stood at the center of a contentious debate surrounding American government, citizenship, and health care entitlement. In Medicare and Medicaid at 50, leading scholars in politics, government, economics, health policy, and history offer a comprehensive assessment of the evolution of these programs and their impact on society from their origins in the Great Society era to the current battles over the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare").