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Medicare 101 | KFF Skip to main content Home Topics Medicare Medicare 101 Published: October 8, 2025 Health Policy 101 : Introduction All Chapters Download this Chapter Listen to this chapter KFF Authors: Juliette Cubanski , Meredith Freed , Nancy Ochieng , Alex Cottrill , Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek , and Tricia Neuman Medicare is the federal health insurance program established in 1965 under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act for people age 65 or older, regardless of income or medical history, and later expanded to cover people under age 65 with long-term disabilities. Today, Medicare provi
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