Question

What program was created by the Johnson administration to help the poor pay their medical bills.

Welfare
Medicaid
Social Security
Medicare

Answer 1

Medicaid was created to help poor people pay medical bills.

Answer 2

The main objectives of President Lyndon B. Johnson's ambitious policy initiatives, legislation, and programs known as "The Great Society" were to eradicate poverty, reduce crime, end inequality, and improve the environment.

What were some programs in the Great Society?

New major spending programs that addressed education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, and transportation were launched during this period. The program and its initiatives were subsequently promoted by him and fellow Democrats in Congress in the 1960s and years following.

What was the impact of the Great Society programs?

It established the Office of Economic Opportunity to direct and coordinate educational, employment and training programs that laid its groundwork. Between 1965 and 1968, spending to help the poor doubled; within 10 years, the percentage of Americans living below the poverty line declined to 12 percent from 20 percent.