Overview

CMS Milestones

Key legislative events in Medicare, Medicaid, CLIA, HIPPA, and SCHIP.

Presidential Milestones

Tracing the History of CMS Programs: From President Theodore Roosevelt to President George W. Bush

History of Medicare & Medicaid

Based on a document from the Social Security Administration (SSA), beginning with the 1937 Technical Committee on Medical Care.

A Chronology Leading to the Enactment of Medicare

From The Evolution of Medicare... From Idea to Law, by Peter A. Corning, U.S. Department of HEW, 1969