Elder adults how are lucky enough to have money saved to their account or through a pension fund to become retired. Many people have money placed for Medicaid, Medicare, or a social security income. The top two are Medicare and Medicaid which were originally funding by the government as a means of assistance. Medicaid is a state and federal program that provides health coverage if you have a very low income (Crosta, p. 6). In order to qualify for Medicaid, you must be pregnant, disabled/impaired, living below the poverty line. You need to have a proper I.D or proof you are a resident of the state, you must be above the legal age of 65 sixty-five, and the participant must have a social …show more content…
United like Medicaid, Medicare is separated into four different parts to assist participants. Medicare Part A, or Hospital Insurance (HI), helps pay for hospital stays, which includes meals, supplies, testing, and a semi-private room. This part also pays for home health care such as physical, occupational, and speech therapy that is provided on a part-time basis and deemed medically necessary (). While plan B Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI). It helps pay for medically necessary physician visits, outpatient hospital visits, home health care costs, and other services for the aged and …show more content…
The purpose is to provide assistance to elderly and/or disabled adults who a below the poverty income line. For older adults, it is used as a pension to help with basic need once the person has become retired. In order to apply you must be at least sixty-five or older, disabled, has limited income, a resident in one of the fifty states, considered a US Citizen, and meets of requirements ("Social Security", 216). During the election Donald trump briefly spoke about SSI, at the moment he has plans to make a change with the current SSI and cause a reform(Trump,3). I believe the changes to the health care is completely harmful and dangerous to the low class society. Though he states that he wants to regain Americas glory, the value and integrity of America has changed and you have to focus on the problems that’s inform. Though the idea of making job to work with the new health care policy, the cost of the health care policy with not be much of assistance. Especially if each state with be given a game a funding level and policy to abide