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.

The correct answer is poverty and a lack of health insurance.

This trend is one reason why President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was president from 1963-1968, implemented the Great Society programs. This name given to Johnson's domestic policies revolved around a "War on Poverty" and improving health insurance for poor and elderly citizens by giving more funding to government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.

challenges of poverty and a lack of health insurance.

These two problems were behind one of Johnson great society initiative. the  initiative also dubbed war on poverty, sought to curb poverty in the USA and also introduced medicare and medicaid for senior citizens. The  two policies  had great impact in the USA for several decades.