My grandfather is 67 years old and has been on Medicare for almost three years. Medicare is a federal health program that is for U.S. citizens that have a low income and is 65 years-old and older. The Medicare program has been inseparably connected with the federal health care system in America for over 50 years, which means that new legislation affects it just as it affects every other piece of present medical care. In the case of the Affordable Care Act new protocols and financial methods have placed Medicare under a mainly sharp investigation over the past five years. When Barack Obama was President of the United States his administration had wanted to restructure the Medicare program while making it more resourceful and sustainable
