TASK DEFINITION: Given a passage and a question, find the answer to the question based on the passage. The answer should consist of only one word that lies in the span of only one of the sentences in the passage.
PROBLEM: Paragraph: In the United States , Medicare is a single - payer , national social insurance program administered by the U.S. federal government since 1966 , currently using about 30 -- 50 private insurance companies across the United States under contract for administration . United States Medicare is funded by a payroll tax , premiums and surtaxes from beneficiaries , and general revenue . It provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older who have worked and paid into the system through the payroll tax . It also provides health insurance to younger people with some disability status as determined by the Social Security Administration , as well as people with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis .
Question: when did medicare begin in the united states


SOLUTION: 1966

PROBLEM: Paragraph: Ab or Av ( ʾĀḇ ; related to Akkadian abu ) , sometimes Aba or Abba , means `` father '' in most Semitic languages .
Question: what is the meaning of abba in hebrew


SOLUTION: father

PROBLEM: Paragraph: The only extended period of failure the Cardinals have experienced began when they joined the National League in 1892 . The Cardinals played only five winning seasons in 30 years while finishing last seven times from their entrance to the NL until 1921 . However , the Cardinals have remarkably avoided such failure since then as they have not finished in last place in the National League since 1918 , by far the longest streak in the NL . The Cardinals failed to reach the World Series in the 1950s , 1970s , and 1990s , but were regularly a competitive team in each of these decades .
Question: when was the last time the st louis cardinals finished in last place


SOLUTION:
1918

