Question

During the early 1960s, many senior citizens faced the challenges of
poverty and a lack of health insurance.
poverty and a lack of education.
technological changes and a lack of education.
technological changes and voting restrictions.

Answer 1

poverty and a lack of health insurance.

Many elderly Americans in the early 1960s lived in poverty and lacked adequate medical coverage, which prompted activism and led to the creation of Medicare (1965) to provide health insurance for seniors.