SOC 304 Week 5 DQ 2 Medicare/Snaptutorial
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com DQ2: As Chapter 11 in your textbook notes, the costs for health care have risen dramatically and are expected to continue to rise. While Medicare is a public insurance program that provides coverage to almost everyone who is 65 and older, it only covers a portion of health care expenses. In fact, the authors of your textbook note that “if current trends continue, by 2030 half of those aged 65 and older will spend more than 25% of their income on medical bills and insurance premiums” (Markson & Stein, 2012).
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DQ2: As Chapter 11 in your textbook notes, the costs for health care have risen dramatically and are expected to continue to rise. While Medicare is a public insurance program that provides coverage to almost everyone who is 65 and older, it only covers a portion of health care expenses. In fact, the authors of your textbook note that “if current trends continue, by 2030 half of those aged 65 and older will spend more than 25% of their income on medical bills and insurance premiums” (Markson & Stein, 2012).
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After reading Chapter 11 in your textbook and watching "Aging America and HealthcareReform," please address each of the following:Compare and contrast the services provided to older individuals under <strong>Medicare</strong> Part A and<strong>Medicare</strong> Part B.Compare and contrast the health care services provided under <strong>Medicare</strong> versus Medicaid. Besure to address how each program is funded, what they cover, who qualifies for them, andwhat role each plays in paying for health care of the elderly population.Discuss the current funding for <strong>Medicare</strong> and why there is debate regarding the program.What changes (if any) do you think that there will be in the <strong>Medicare</strong> program over the next20 years?Do you believe that the eligibility requirements should be changed in order to receive thehealth services provided by <strong>Medicare</strong>? Why or why not?Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examplesfrom the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite anyreferences
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