Medicare a Medicaid: USA na cestě k „Velké společnosti“- vývoj zdravotního pojištění za vlády Lyndona B. Johnsona

The paper analyzes the first years of operation of health programs, Medicare and Medicaid in the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson. In the introductory theoretical part of both programs are presented including a description of their origin. I mentioned here their weaknesses and potential problems. The key part is the empirical analysis of available data and statistics. This analysis focuses on the impact of Medicare and Medicaid programs on discrimination in health care. Discrimination is not only mean while racial discrimination but also discrimination of different income groups of the U.S. population. In the second chapter of the empirical part I analyzed the impact on various stakeholder groups, with particular focus on physicians, hospitals, health insurers and other health institutions. In conclusion, all the results and findings from an empirical part are summed up.