Discuss your thoughts on whether Medicare is serving its purpose as it was intended or needs a major overhaul. Is it being abused by enrollees, meaning are people who should not be covered getting coverage? Is it being abused by the providers, meaning the government is overbilled for services just because someone has Medicare? Do you think it perhaps should be managed by someone other than the government? Back up your opinions with references and in-text citations to course readings, lectures, or external articles.
Medicaid is State-Based…Should it be?
Medicaid is partially federally funded and partially state-funded. As we all know, not every State is equal in per capita income, and the number of poor and disabled is equally unbalanced. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid funding was expanded, yet some states opted out of accepting the