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Social welfare programs to which beneficiaries have made contributions so that they are entitled to benefits regardless of their personal wealth are called social programs 

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Medicare is a program that provides health care insurance to elderly and people. 

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Medicaid is a program that provides health care to the .  

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A COLA is an annual in social security and other welfare benefits. 

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The initial charges in insurance plans, paid by beneficiaries, are called . 

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Both private and government insurers have made efforts to counter rising costs through care. 

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The official poverty line is regarded as the annual cash income that is sufficient to maintain a . 

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was a policy advanced by mental health care professionals and social welfare activists in the 1960s and 1970s after the introduction of new psychotropic drugs. 

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is the largest of all entitlement programs. 

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By 2030 the baby-boom generation will comprise percent of the population. 

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