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Essay Instructions: Medicare and Medicaid are widely viewed as our most important public programs in health care. Please discuss the major similarities and differences between these programs in terms of 1) which populations ar eligible, 2) which general benefits or categories of services are covered (no long lists, please) and 3) how the programs are funded and administered. Please be brief but clear in describing these features and comparing programs. Next, pick one of these programs and present your assessment of the extent to which it has been successful in meeting the health care needs of the population it is designed to serve. In other words, do you best to analyze whether it has succeeded or failed and how.

You may only use links from the following webpage for your answer:

http://www.sppsr.ucla.edu/classnet/students/sub.cfm?courseid=517&page=weblinks&department=sw

Essay Instructions: This is an economic paper on The Cenet for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

1. What is the economic problem with this agency?
2. How is it regulated?
3. Your evaluation of this government agency?
4. What is the government's solution to the problem?

Must use current data and statistics. Must use current references such as newpaper articles and journals.

Essay Instructions: Assignment expectations:

Distinguish between Medicare and Medicaid.
Discuss how has Medicare evolved to accommodate the changing needs of society. Do not just go through the timeline ??" read the materials, think about how society has changed, and explain how Medicare has changed to meet those needs.
Discuss the impact of health care reform initiatives on Medicare/Medicaid.
Limit your paper to 2-3 pages. Be sure to properly cite all references.
Case expectations:

Please be sure to cite all sources and provide a reference list at the end of the paper (at least 3 references).
The length of your paper should be 2-3 pages typed and single-spaced.
Please prepare your work using appropriate format.
Expectations:

You will be expected to provide a scholarly basis for your response. Your opinions should be justified with evidence from the literature. References should be cited properly in the text of your essay, as well as at the end. Several scholarly references should be cited for this assignment. Please limit your response to 3 pages maximum.

Essay Instructions: The focus of this module's case assignment is on Medicare and Medicaid which are government run health care programs. There is constant great debate about the solvency of the program and its doomed future; thus, discussion of the issues is only appropriate in a course on health care delivery systems.

Assignment expectations:

Distinguish between Medicare and Medicaid.
Discuss how has Medicare evolved to accommodate the changing needs of society. Do not just go through the timeline ? read the materials, think about how society has changed, and explain how Medicare has changed to meet those needs.
Discuss the impact of health care reform initiatives on Medicare/Medicaid.
Limit your paper to 2-3 pages. Be sure to properly cite all references.
Case expectations:

Please be sure to cite all sources and provide a reference list at the end of the paper (at least 3 references).
The length of your paper should be 2-3 pages typed and double-spaced.
Please prepare your work using appropriate format. This link from your course syllabus page will help reinforce formatting expectations: http://www.tuiu.edu/guidelines/Well-Written-Paper.pdf