medicare case 2

After reading the background materials as well as additional information you find from the literature and online sources, respond to the following:

  1. Explain how Medicare is financed.
  2. Identify who is eligible for Medicare.
  3. Discuss the benefits of Medicare. (Note: Discuss the differences in premiums and covered services.)

Assignment Expectations

Length: Write a 3- to 5-page paper, typed and double spaced, with 12 pt. Times New Roman font and 1-inch page margins. Use headers throughout the paper. This will aid you in not overlooking vital elements of the assignment and make the document easier for the reader to follow.

Required Reading

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

Newhouse, J. (2010). Assessing Health Reform’s Impact on Four Key Groups of Americans.Health Affairs, 29 (9), 1714-1724. Available at https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/pdf/10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0595

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.

Required Website

Kaiser Family Foundation (2010). Health Reform and Medicare: Overview of Key Provisions. Available at: http://kff.org/interactive/health-reform-and-medicare-overview-of-key-provisions-tutorial/

Kaiser Family Foundation (2009). Medicare 101: the Basics. Available at https://www.kff.org/medicare/event/medicare-101-what-you-need-to-know-2015/

 
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