Recognizing the historic significance of Medicare on the 61st anniversary of its enactment.

Medicare's role in providing health care security. This resolution would commemorate Medicare's 61st anniversary and recognize its historic role in expanding access, improving health outcomes, and strengthening financial security for older Americans and people with disabilities. It notes Medicare now covers about 70 million people, including roughly 61 million seniors and 7 million younger people with long-term disabilities, that more than 10,000 Americans become newly eligible each day, and it honors the millions of providers, caregivers, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services staff who sustain the program.