Health and Welfare Services (2)

In the ensuing years, amendments to the
Social Security Act extended each of these titles to cover more people. Social insurance later added health insurance (Medicare); and a health assistance program (Medicaid) was instituted for recipients of public assistance. The ADC assistance category was redefined as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), and an AFDC–Unemployed Parent (AFDC-UP) provision was added so states could assist families under
limited circumstances when an employable un-employed male was in the home. Only a few states opted to implement the AFDC-UP provisions. As requirements for participating in these programs became less stringent in the 1960s and 1970s, welfare rolls increased dramatically.