PART 1(3 pages)
- Discuss the current financial health and the future projection on the financial sustainability of Medicare.
- Propose initiatives that the government might take as possibilities to preserve Medicare.
PLEASE USE THE REFERENCE BELOW
Zarabozo, C., & Harrison, S. (2009). Payment Policy and the Growth of Medicare Advantage. Health Affairs, 28 (1), W55-W67. Retrieved from ProQuest on 11/21/2012.
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2010). Medicare: A Primer. Available at https://www.kff.org/interactive/medicare-101-tutorial/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2010). Medicare at a Glance. Available at https://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/1066-17-medicare-at-a-glance.pdf
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. (2016). Context of Medicare Payment Policy. In Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. Washington: The Commission. Retrieved from http://www.medpac.gov/docs/default-source/reports/march-2016-report-to-the-congress-medicare-payment-policy.pdf?sfvrsn=0
PART 2 (3 PAGES)
- Compare the Medicaid eligibility requirements and covered services of Kansas state to those of another state.
- How did the two states respond to the option of expanding the Medicaid benefits proposed by Healthcare Reform?
PLEASE USE THE REFERENCE BELOW .
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2011). Key Questions About Medicaid And Its Role in State/Federal Budgets and Health Reform. http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8162.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2011). Top 5 Things To Know About Medicaid. http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8139.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2010). Medicaid: A Primer. Available at http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7334-04.pdf(Retrieved 11/21/2012)
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. (2010). The Medicaid Program at a Glance. Available at https://reachhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/7235-04.pdf(Retrieved 11/21/2012)
Mortensen, K. (2010). Copayments Did Not Reduce Medicaid Enrollees’ Nonemergency Use of Emergency Departments. Health Affairs, 29 (9), 1643-1650. Retrieved from ProQuest on 11/21/2012.
Sommers, B. (2010). Enrolling Eligible Children in Medicaid and CHIP: A Research Update. Health Affairs, 29 (7), 1350-1355. Retrieved from ProQuest on 11/21/2012.
Decker, S.. (2009). Changes in Medicaid Physician Fees and Patterns of Ambulatory Care. Inquiry, 46(3), 291-304. Retrieved from ProQuest on 11/21/2012.
