Health Care

Co-chairs of State Medicaid Expansion Caucus also urge all states to expand Medicaid to cover their citizens

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Hank Johnson (D-GA) marked the 49th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid. President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965.

Nearly 50 colleagues – including GA Reps. Lewis and Scott -- join Congressman’s letter to Appropriations Committee urging funding for critical programs that address ethnic, racial health disparities