Medicare Pros And Cons

Healthcare today is considerably different than it was over 50 years ago when Medicare was signed into law. Since that time, the United States government has invested billions of dollars into heath care every year. The Medicare program has led to better health care, but has also created the need for constant re-examination and revision. This is due to the continuous changes in health care and the increasing population of older Americans. Despite the on-going changes in health and medicine, the goal of Medicare has stayed the same--to ensure that aging adults have access to the medical care they need. As part of the Medicare program, Medicare Part A guarantees that a patient's inpatient services will be provided for, and the government's goal of providing healthcare will continue to be met. The Medicare program was signed into law by …show more content…
It does not cover long term care that only covers personal care needs. Most long term care isn't medical care, but rather help with basic personal tasks of everyday life. Medicare doesn’t cover long-term, custodial care if that's the only care needed. Most nursing home care is custodial care and is not covered unless medically necessary, and the patient is in a skilled nursing …show more content…
If a person receives disability benefits from Social Security or certain disability benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board for at least 24 months in a row they are eligible. Other cases include, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and End-Stage Renal Disease that requires daily dialysis or a kidney transplant. Both these conditions will allow a patient to be eligible for Medicare services under Medicare Part A ("Which Pre-existing Conditions" ,