Evaluation of Public Health Care Plans

Running Head: EVALUATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PLANS
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Evaluation of Public
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EVALUATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PLANS
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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Introduction to Medicare and Medicaid..........................................................................................2
Distinction between plans of Medicare and Medicaid....................................................................2
Policy and Plans of Medicare.......................................................................................................2
Policy and Plans of Medicaid.......................................................................................................3
Challenges faced by Medicare and Medicaid and their impact over patients.................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................4

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Introduction
The following report constitutes the history of Medicare and Medicaid health program
initiated by the federal and state government of USA. The report also gives a brief about
difference between the working of both the programs, challenges faced by Medicare and
Medicaid and their effects over patients.
Introduction to Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare is a federal health insurance program which was developed in the year 1965 for
the people who are of or above the age of 65 years irrespective of their income, medical
conditions or health disorders. Medicaid is joint federal –state health insurance program which
provides coverage to nursing homes, people with low income level (includes children pregnant
women, people with disability and old age people). Both the programs have helped in
maintaining good health of people residing in America and increased their span of life. Medicare
and Medicaid have developed with time, it can be observed that Medicare changed the payment
structure by implementing capitation method and medicaid imposed some restrictions and
analytical criteria before providing aid to the patient. (Kff, 2019).
Distinction between plans of Medicare and Medicaid
Policy and Plans of Medicare
Medicare covers various health services including outpatient and inpatient hospital care,
prescription of drugs and physician services. It is divided into four parts; each part covers
different health care related costs.
 Part A covers Hospital insurance