Case Assignment

After reading the background materials as well as additional information you find from the literature and online sources, respond to the following:

1. Explain how Medicare is financed.
2. Identify who is eligible for Medicare.
3. Discuss the benefits of Medicare. (Note: Discuss the differences in premiums and covered services.)

Assignment Expectations

Length: Write a 3- to 5-page paper, typed and double spaced, with 12 pt. Times New Roman font and 1-inch page margins. Use headers throughout the paper. This will aid you in not overlooking vital elements of the assignment and make the document easier for the reader to follow.

For the Module 2 SLP assignment, read the information in the required reading section of the module. Once you have completed all the reading:

1. Discuss the current financial health and the future projection on the financial sustainability of Medicare.
2. Propose initiatives that the government might take as possibilities to preserve Medicare.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Length: Write a 3- to 5-page paper, typed and double spaced, with 12 pt. Times New Roman font and 1-inch page margins. Use headers throughout the paper. This will aid you in not overlooking vital elements of the assignment and make the document easier for the reader to follow.

 

Discussion 2: Medicare Beneficiaries

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1. Please identify the group(s) of people who are eligible for Medicare but have not reached the age of 65. What type of Medicare benefits (Part A or B) can these groups enroll in? Can you think of reasons why these groups are covered by Medicare?
2. If a Medicare beneficiary lives in or travels to a foreign country, does or should Medicare cover medical services rendered in that country – for either an emergent encounter or on an ongoing basis?