Medicaid was created by Congress in 1965, and focused on providing health care benefits to recipients of certain cash assistance programs. More than four decades of incremental policy expansion have made it the largest government health program-providing benefits to more people and at a higher cost than Medicare.
Family
Womb & Board
Rising housing costs are delaying marriage and childbearing by preventing young adults from forming independent households, thereby making housing affordability a central driver of declining family formation and demographic stability. Key points: Housing affordability directly shapes whether young adults can form independent households, influencing marriage, fertility, and long-term family stability. Rising housing costs and limited...
April 2, 2026