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Dennis Hastert

When Medicare was created for senior citizens and America 's disabled in 1965, about half of a senior's health care spending was on doctors and the other half on hospitals.

Dennis Hastert

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In 1965, the money that older people and disabled Americans spent on health care was split evenly between paying doctors and paying for hospital services. This balance shows how medical costs were divided between outpatient care and hospital care at that time.

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