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Former US President Harry Truman was the first to enroll in Medicare in 1965. Enrollment has since grown to over 47 million people. Medicare helps those with chronic conditions and required healthcare providers to treat all members regardless of race, indirectly aiding desegregation.
Former US President Harry Truman was the first person to enroll in Medicare. He was enlisted by President Lyndon Johnson at the ceremony where Johnson signed Medicare into law in 1965. Since then, enrollment has grown to more than 47 million people.
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The first person to receive any kind of payment from the United States Social Security Program, another US federal aid program, was Ernest Fuller, who received a one-time payment of $0.17 US Dollars (USD). The first person to receive continuing benefits was Ida Fuller, who began collecting benefits in 1940.
About 90 percent of people enrolled in Medicare have at least one chronic condition, while half have three or more.
Medicare is credited with indirectly helping to end desegregation in the United States, as it required all health care providers to treat their members regardless of race.
