History of Social Security

• 14 Aug 1935: Social Security Act signed
• 1966: Medicare begins
• 1977: Reorganization of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare transfers Medicare to the new Health Care Financing Administration
• 1995: Social Security Administration becomes an independent agency

Links outside the Apology

• The Social Security Administration's History site (Recommended)

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