IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 400 
Commemorating 50 years since the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid 
Programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
CLYBURN, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
VAN HOLLEN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Mr. TONKO, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SAR-
BANES, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. 
BROWN of Florida, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of 
New Mexico, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. CASTOR of 
Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SCOTT of Vir-
ginia, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. HAHN, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MCNER-
NEY, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali-
fornia, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CART-
WRIGHT, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. LEE, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HUFFMAN, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. FARR, Mr. NEAL, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. COHEN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Ms. BASS, Mr. NORCROSS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. GRAYSON, 
Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. WELCH, Ms. ESTY, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. 
POCAN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
Mr. HONDA, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
Ms. MOORE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CARNEY, Mrs. 
BUSTOS, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. KIND, Mr. POLIS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
RUIZ, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
CASTRO of Texas, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. ASHFORD, 
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Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. 
SINEMA, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. CLAY, Mr. GARAMENDI, 
Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. TITUS, Mr. MURPHY of 
Florida, Mr. COSTA, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. WALZ, Mr. VELA, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 
Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. VIS-
CLOSKY, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. KILMER) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Commemorating 50 years since the creation of the Medicare 
and Medicaid Programs. 
Whereas, on January 7, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson 
called on Congress to provide health insurance for the el-
derly and most vulnerable; 
Whereas over the past 50 years, Congress has strengthened 
Medicare and Medicaid with improvements to, and expan-
sion of, health care benefits; 
Whereas today, as a result of President Johnson’s call to ac-
tion and Congress’ bipartisan initiative that created the 
Medicare program, 55,000,000 seniors and people with 
disabilities have access to guaranteed health care bene-
fits; 
Whereas today, more than 71,000,000 Americans, including 
children, pregnant women, individuals with disabilities, 
elderly who are poor and frail, and low-income adults and 
parents have access to health care through Medicaid; 
Whereas Medicare and Medicaid have been leaders in improv-
ing the quality of care delivered to the Nation, resulting 
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in 1,300,000 fewer patient harms, 50,000 lives saved and 
$12 billion in health spending avoided between 2010 and 
2013 alone; 
Whereas Medicare has been an innovator in developing alter-
native ways to pay for health care that emphasize care 
coordination across all health care providers and settings; 
Whereas Medicare provides access to needed care, including 
primary and specialty care, free preventative services, 
and prescription drugs; 
Whereas the creation of a prescription drug benefit in 2003 
has ensured that nearly 90 percent of Medicare bene-
ficiaries have prescription drug coverage, and since 2010, 
more than 9,400,000 seniors have saved more than 
$15,000,000,000 on their prescription drugs as a result 
of closing the Medicare Part D coverage gap; 
Whereas, in 2014 alone, an estimated 39,000,000 people with 
Medicare took advantage of at least one preventative 
service with no cost sharing; 
Whereas Medicaid is a critical source of comprehensive, af-
fordable health coverage for millions of otherwise unin-
sured low-income adults and parents, including millions 
of nonelderly low-income adults in States that expanded 
their Medicaid programs as part of health reform; 
Whereas Medicaid ensures access to long-term services and 
supports for vulnerable low-income seniors and persons 
with disabilities by covering more than 60 percent of 
nursing home residents, picking up the majority of the 
Nation’s total long-term care costs, and allowing loved 
ones to live with health and dignity in their own homes 
and communities; 
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Whereas Medicaid provides early comprehensive childhood 
screening, diagnosis, and treatment for 32,000,000 of the 
Nation’s children, including half of all low-income chil-
dren; and 
Whereas Medicaid provides crucial services for pregnant 
women and babies in that Medicaid covers 45 percent of 
births nationwide, 53 percent of hospital stays for infants 
born prematurely or with a low birth weight, and 45 per-
cent of hospital stays for infants with birth defects: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) all efforts to improve Medicare and Med-
icaid must support and build upon President John-
son’s vision ‘‘to assure the availability of and acces-
sibility to the best healthcare to all Americans, re-
gardless of age or geography or economic status’’; 
(2) Medicare’s guaranteed benefit is a lifeline to 
millions of Americans and must remain intact for 
this and future generations; 
(3) Medicare should not be transformed into a 
voucher program, leaving seniors and people with 
disabilities vulnerable to higher out-of-pocket costs; 
(4) with the strong support of the Federal Gov-
ernment, Medicaid continues to serve as a safety net 
for vulnerable children, pregnant women, persons 
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with disabilities, elderly who are poor and frail, and 
other low-income adults; and 
(5) Medicaid should not be dismantled through 
block grants, per-capita caps, or by other policies 
that slash funding, shift cost to States, reduce bene-
fits, and erode the safety net relied on by over 
71,000,000 Americans. 
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