Medicaid and Medicare were signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, left, on July 30, 1965, at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Mo. Truman, seated right, was the first person to enroll in Medicare. (President Lyndon B. Johnson Library photo by Unknown/Public Domain photo)
Access to health care shouldn’t depend on your ZIP code or be the difference between a hospital bill and a funeral bill.
Rhode Island celebrated the 60th anniversary of its Medicaid program in 2025. This may sound like just another policy milestone, but the data tells a different story: Medicaid expansion has profoundly impacted lives across the state…