Medicare and Medicaid

Writing about powerlessness and seeing it in the clinical setting are two completely different scenarios. During our clinical experience, I have cared for clients that show the cardinal signs and symptoms of powerlessness and even verbalize that they have “lost all hope,” “feel lost” and “powerless” with their lives. A poem that was written in 2013 summarizes what my patient feels in her last weeks of life. The following poem was written for the National Suicide Prevention and Awareness…

When the Medicare program was established in 1965 its core principle was equal health insurance benefits for all individuals who were 65 years or older and the disabled regardless of income. Today more than 41 million elderly and disabled Americans receive coverage through Medicare. Medicare Part A covers hospital stays, Medicare Part B covers doctor’s office visits; both insurance plans follow the traditional insurance model. Medicare Part C is originally known as Medicare+Choice (M+C) is…

Medicaid is a combination of both Federal and State program that helps provide healthcare to low-income Americans, also to help individual or families with the cost of long-term medical bills that they cannot afford on their own. In the early 20th century some people could only dream about health care, it was almost a fairytale. If they were hurt or sick in anyway their best chance was the use of home remedies or whatever they could do to stop the pain, the chance of the poor people in American…

organizations. The health care facilities are largely controlled and operated by the private sector. The (60–65) % of healthcare spending and provision comes from the programs such as the Veterans Health Administration, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicare. The population under age of 67 acquires health insurance by their employer or by the employers of their family members. They either have to but the insurance on their own or they have to live without it. The…

include pharmacy claims submitted by pharmacies to the Part D health plans for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part D, which record prescription drugs identified by the National Drug Code, the date of dispensing, and the length of supply (also known as “days’ supply”). The use of the PDE data allows the present study to ascertain the starting time and duration of drug…

performed based on the financial class of each payor, where financial classes vary by organization. The financial class system categorizes payors into contract generalization terms. Financial class 1 or 2 is considered Medicare services, where financial class 3 or 6 is considered Medicaid services. Each financial class must be taken into consideration due to each having their own regulations. In addition to financial class information, patient accounts are also categorized by payor. Each payor…

EdenHill Communities is a non-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) located in New Braunfels, Texas. EdenHill began as a charitable home for older adults in 1910, and by the 1980’s EdenHill evolved to include a large skilled nursing unit, a rehabilitation center, assisted living apartments, and cottages for independent living (2016). Today, EdenHill Communities has a large campus with a number of buildings for independent living, and one large building with separate areas for…

Adams Funeral Homes has endured many challenges since its inception in 1874. Overall, both the family and business have been successful in overcoming these challenges thus far. This memo will address the recent improvements that have taken place, identify the current issues facing the business, and make recommendations that address these issues in an effective manner. There are many obstacles that the family and business have had to overcome. Some of the obstacles that the business has had to…

In light of the recent and controversial election of President-Elect Donald Trump, perhaps no economic issue plagues the minds of Americans as much as the Affordable Healthcare Act—colloquially referred to as “Obamacare”. It’s no secret that in the United States, healthcare accounts for a significant amount of government spending “consuming 17.1% percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013, about 50 percent more than any other country” (The Commonwealth Fund, 2015). In response…

with an illness, disability, temporary unemployment, and mainly the elderly who are struggling financially. The largest programs made for the elderly include Social Security and Medicare; however, there are many others that are much less popular but still existing. In this essay, we will discuss how Social Security and Medicare began, changed throughout the…