In July 1965, what landmark amendment was passed that helped drive medical innovation and improve the quality of healthcare?
Medicare. On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson traveled to the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, to sign Medicare into law. His gesture drew attention to the 20 years it had taken Congress to enact government health insurance for senior citizens after Harry Truman had proposed it. Source: Senate.gov
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