Medicare Trust Fund
Pick only ONE of the options below to complete the paper. The paper must be 3-4 pages and formatted according to APA standards. Must include 3 scholarly sources.
Option #1: Medicare Solvency
Submit a paper that examines the Medicare Trust Fund and its projected solvency. Some key questions to consider:
• _What is the Trust Fund?
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• _What is the current state of the fund?
• _What are the future challenges faced by the fund? Discuss the factors that have created these challenges.
Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length and conform to APA Requirements. Include at least three scholarly references from peer-reviewed articles.
Option #2: Cost Shifting
Submit a paper that discusses the relationship between reimbursement reductions and cost shifting. How have hospitals in different markets responded to the reductions?
Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length and conform to APA Requirements. Include at least three scholarly references from peer-reviewed articles
