Medicaid

Although Medicaid is a program intended for those with low income, a low income is not the only requirement to enroll in the program. Medicaid does not provide medical assistance for all poor persons, and it is important to realize that low income is only one test for Medicaid eligibility. Eligibility is categorical. One must be a member of a category defined by statute; some of these categories include: low income children below a certain wage, pregnant women, parents of Medicaid-eligible…

Name Professor Subject Date Medicaid Medicaid came into existence in the United States to help people who have insufficient income to gain access to medical services (Decker 1673). Those who are of a higher status in the society often have access to better health care, mostly through insurance that they are subscribed to by their respective employers. There is however another group of people that is not as lucky. These are people who are not employed, have low income jobs, or because of certain…

Medicare vs. Medicaid What I learned is that both are financed some way through the government paid via taxes and although they sound very similar that both have different benefits and eligibility requirements. From my understanding Medicare is a program for long term coverage for the elderly and Medicaid is supposed to benefit those with lower incomes. I noticed Medicare is done through social security and it has parts A-C and the newly added D in 2003. Medicare is also offered to everyone…

The topic of Medicaid expansion for former prisoners is especially interesting to me as I have had family to be in this type of situation. The eighth amendment is what guarantees a prisoners right to healthcare, therefore, on the issue of fairness this should occur with or without the knowledge of an individual. The downside of this is most of those that are included in the criminal justice system are not in place due to white collar crimes, which can have a correlation to the level of education…

Our class text book describes Medicaid as “a joint federal-state program of health care coverage for low-income individuals, under Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act. States set benefits and eligibility requirements and administer the program” (Jonas & Kovner, 2015). Medicaid is not a singular one-dimensional program but rather a multi-layered comprehensive piece of legislation that provides an insurmountable amount of funds and resources to make health care more accessible for…

There are many key factors to consider when juxtaposing the ideas of a national Medicaid program and 56 different state and territorial programs. These include the role of government, the effectiveness in meeting local needs and financial obligations, flexibility in seeking innovative resolutions, the impacts on healthcare providers and access to care, the improvements in service quality, and the ability to overcome resistance to change, among many others. The first consideration is the role of…

What exactly is the Medicaid Program? Medicaid is one of the largest health insurances in the United States, it provides healthcare to families who are below or at the federal poverty income limit. This program is one that is ran jointly through the federal and state government. It has been determined that the Medicaid program serves close to 60 million Americans including; children, pregnant women, seniors, and individuals with disabilities This also extends to those who receive federal…

As discussed in the previous assignment, the issue that has been examined is major decreases in Medicaid reimbursement. This posed challenges in the way that Boston Medical Center (BMC) surgical department delivers efficient care, specifically dealing with patients’ needs. Applying the SWOT analysis tool is significant for BMC’s surgery department to reduce costs and provide quality care. The SWOT analysis concept consists of strength, weakness, opportunities, and threats (Walston, 2014. p.182).…

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, 2012) a subsidiary of the Department of Health and Human Services which is a federal agency of the United States of America that operate and monitor the states Medicare and Medicaid programs which was establish in 1965. According to King (2011) the intension of the Affordable Care Act is to increase accessible to insurance, increase growth of the buyer securities, emphasize prevention and health improvements, expand quality and system…

a) hospitals (ICD codes) ICD codes are used in health care to correctly state diseases on patients’ health files. Currently, the codes ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS are used in hospitals. The code ICD-10-PCS is used for inpatient procedures and consists of seven characters. The second and third components are characters that contain both letters and numerals; with each character able to hold up to 34 values. The components from the fourth through the seventh can be either alpha or numeric. ICD-10-PCS…