ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTHCARE AND NURSING

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ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTHCARE AND NURSING
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1. Policy - The selected policy for briefing in the assignment is the Medicare health
Insurance policy. It is basically the national health insurance program that is run by the
federal government for some of the community people. Ranging the same policy
principles from one state to another, the policy of Medicare is similar towards the private
health insurances. It pays some of the costs of the medical care (Smith et al., 2016). This
policy is only for the citizens of U.S and the people who are lawfully present in the
country in the age range of more than 65 years or with any physical or end stage renal
diseases like permanent kidney failure of transplant of kidney. Divided in four major
parts, part A covers hospital, skilled nursing and the hospital services. Part B includes
outpatient services, Part C includes health plans and Part D includes annual limits which
part A and B lacks.
a. Selection of Policy
Administered and managed by federal government, Medicare provides coverage for
various health care services. The Medicare insurance policy has been selected since it
has lot many advantages. Some of the main targeted advantages of Medicare policy
include the following:
 Low level of monthly premiums – The part A of the Medicare policy is basically free
of premium and the standard premium for $135.50 per month in the year 2019.
 Broad Acceptance - The Medicare policy offers a wide range of flexibility. As per the
research by Kumar et al. (2018) more than nine out of ten doctors in the country of
United States accepts Medicare.
 The Medicare advantage plans offers a wide range of additional coverage since it
offers beneficiaries through private insurance companies and additional benefits like
outdoor visits of dental and vision at a minimal costs.
 The Medicare policy has resulted in the increase in the standards of the medical
claims.
b. Relevancy of the public issue to health and nursing

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The Medicare policy was developed in the U.S for the provision of the health
insurance for the elderly population. Not only it was intended for the payment of the long
term care, the purpose and the issues that the policy addresses explicitly includes the
assistance with basic daily living activities. In connection to the relevancy of the public
policy issues to the community health and nursing, Center for Medicare Advocacy (2019)
states how the Medicare system works efficiently towards the community of people who
are under the poverty line. Enacted in the year 1965, this public policy issues targeted to
help to fight the poverty and the protection of the seniors of the country. In the terms of
the health care the program provided health coverage of 9.1 million disabled people. It
furthermore provided social security for the younger ones suffering from end rental
disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
c. Financial impact of the policy on community or organization
The majority of the Americans; tends to receive the private health insurance
through their employment. Medicare is one of the most largest health care program that
accounts for 20& of the expenditures related to health, one eight part of the federal
budget and more than 3% of the National Gross Domestic Product (GDP). One of the
major impacts related to the financial benefits of the policy is the benefits and the
facilities for the elderly people. According to the reports, the financial cost for the
Medicare card is less than that of the private insurance and this Medicare policy has been
speculated to have decreased the mortality rate of the elders. The older Americans have
furthermore benefited by the reduction of the risk for the huge exceeding medical
expenditures. The research study by Altman and Frist (2015) indicates that the cost of
the Medicare have been reduced about 40% which has furthermore resulted in immense
peace of mind for the elderly American’s.

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Source: (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2019)
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Policy Brief
1. Founded back in the year 1965 after the rigorous fight to get the bill passed, Medicare
health insurance policy as developed under the president ship of John F. Kennedy is
administered by the centers of Medicare and Medicaid services which is one of the
components of the department of health and human services of United Services.
a. Through out years, a proposal regarding the changes and the part of the medical
facilities that does not get covered under the Medicare insurance has been
thoroughly discussed. This policy brief aims to grab the attention of the decision
makers of the Medicare policy, the social security administration and the center
for the Medicare services (Han et al., 2016). The policy brief targets to illustrate
how the movement of the system of the Medicare away from the traditional
arrangements of fee for service payments will strengthen the role of the private
plans. The policy brief examines the premium support in the Medicare policy and
how the federal government should pay a fixed contribution to the health plans on