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What Is the Presidential Fitness Test? What to Know About the Physical Assessment Returning to Schools
On July 31, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reviving the Presidential Fitness Test. Here's what to know ...
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There’s little to celebrate on Medicaid’s anniversary
FILE - President Lyndon B. Johnson uses the last of many pens to complete the signing of the Medicare Bill into law at the ...
On This Day: Johnson signs Medicare into law
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, dedicating it to former President Harry Truman, who "planted ...
Truman’s dream faces new challenges 60 years later as Medicare and Medicaid arrive at a crossroads
Sixty years ago Wednesday, President Lyndon B. Johnson traveled to Independence, Missouri, to sign a groundbreaking piece of ...
Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump’s big bill is chiseling it back
The Republican Party’s recent tax and spending bill made substantial changes to the landmark safety net programs created by ...
Muriel Dobbin, retired Baltimore Sun Washington Bureau reporter, dies
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, she became a newspaper reporter when she was 17. In an autobiographical sketch, she said she covered “everything from rabbit shows to murders.” She had a ...
Will Presidential Fitness Test make a difference in health of school children?
The Presidential Fitness Test, created in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, requires children to run and perform situps, ...
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Medicaid turns 60, as immigrant and BIPOC communities face uncertainty
For many, Medicaid s the only way to see a doctor, receive prenatal care, or access family planning. It’s the largest payer ...
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Library dedicated to ‘daddy of Medicare’ celebrates program’s 60th year
July 30, 2025, marked 60 years of Medicare in the United States. The historic legislation was signed into law at the Harry S.