In this program, the federal government makes monthly payments to people in financial need who are sixty-five years of age or older or to persons of any age who are legally blind or disabled:

A. Older Americans Act of 1965
B. Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
C. Medicare
D. Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance (OASDHI)


Answer: B

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The average condition of older americans has improved markedly in recent decades when measured according to income, health status, and educational level

a. true b. false

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a. data that are independent b. data that are dependent c. data that are linked d. grouped data

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A. grants given to regional planning bodies. B. grants given to state government with regulations they used for specific purposes. C. grants that combine pensions with Medicaid benefits. D. grants given to neighborhoods, to be dispersed to local nonprofits.

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