The ACA was expected to address spending through better utilization of healthcare services in order to save money through the Medicare program. “Although the administration talks about making Medicare more efficient, three separate reports by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have concluded that the pilot programs and the demonstration projects that are supposed to find these efficiencies are not working” (Goodman, 2015, para. 30). The only program that has uncovered inefficiencies is the Medicare Advantage program, but policy makers are moving forward with cuts in subsidies for this program (Goodman, 2015). Both Medicaid and Medicare are relied upon for health insurance for the disabled, elderly, poor and working poor and is a cornerstone for the ACA. The inadequacies of both programs fail to provide the healthcare services needed by the populations served by the system and leaves a large group of the U.S. population still
The ACA was expected to address spending through better utilization of healthcare services in order to save money through the Medicare program. “Although the administration talks about making Medicare more efficient, three separate reports by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have concluded that the pilot programs and the demonstration projects that are supposed to find these efficiencies are not working” (Goodman, 2015, para. 30). The only program that has uncovered inefficiencies is the Medicare Advantage program, but policy makers are moving forward with cuts in subsidies for this program (Goodman, 2015). Both Medicaid and Medicare are relied upon for health insurance for the disabled, elderly, poor and working poor and is a cornerstone for the ACA. The inadequacies of both programs fail to provide the healthcare services needed by the populations served by the system and leaves a large group of the U.S. population still