Congress has: Enacted 20 landmark measures in health and 19 in education. doubled the appropriations for health programs and increased the budget for our Office of Education more than fivefold. The achievements of the past 3 years promise a dramatic enrichment of American life. They already include in the field of health: 1. The medicare program which. on July 1. will make benefits available to more than 19 million older Americans. 2. Health services for more than 200.000 migrant workers in 34 States. 3. Maternal and infant care for mothers and children previously receiving inadequate services. 4. Expanded services for crippled children. 5.