HDCASE4

The focus of this module's Case Assignment is on Medicare and Medicaid, which are government-run health care programs.  Please read the following article. 

Guterman, S., Davis, K., Stremikis, K., & Drake, H. (2010). Innovation in medicare and medicaid will be central to health reform's success. Health Affairs, 29(6), 1188-93.

Using the information from this article as well as additional research, please respond to the following questions.

Case Assignment

1.   Briefly summarize the article.

2.   Identify and discuss the four goals of the new Medicare framework listed in the article.

3.   The authors suggest that the CMS will need a broader strategy to accomplish its mission. List and discuss at least 3 recommendations for shaping this strategy. Which one do you feel will achieve the most good?

4.   Based upon what you read in this article and your research, do you feel do you feel we will have these programs in 10 years?

LENGTH: 2-3 pages typed and double-spaced using 12pt Times New Roman font and 1-inch page margins. Please 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

Campaign for Children’s Health Care (2006, July). Why health insurance matters for children. Families USA for the Campaign for Children’s Health Care, Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://www.childrenshealthcampaign.org/assets/pdf/Kids-Why-Insurance-Matters.pdf

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (2007). Overview. Retrieved from http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidGenInfo/.

Guterman, S., Davis, K., Stremikis, K., & Drake, H. (2010). Innovation in medicare and medicaid will be central to health reform's success. Health Affairs, 29(6), 1188-93.

Hill, J.E. (2006). The Coming Revolution in Healthcare. Vital Speeches of the Day, 72(26), 774-777.

Rudowitz, R., Artiga, S., & Arguello, R. (2014, March). Children’s health coverage: Medicaid, CHIP, and the ACA. Retrieved from http://kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/childrens-health-coverage-medicaid-chip-and-the-aca/

Sebelius, K. (2013, September). The Department of Health and Human Services 2013 annual report on the quality of care for children in Medicaid and CHIP. Report to Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved from http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Quality-of-Care/Downloads/2013-Ann-Sec-Rept.pdf

Shaefer, H. L., Grogan, C. M., PhD., & Pollack, H. A., PhD. (2011). Who transitions from private to public health insurance? lessons from expansions of the state children's health insurance program. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 22(1), 359-70.

Required Websites

Neuman, T. (2009, June). Medicare 101: The basics. Audio and video tutorial presentation for Kaiser Family Foundation, KaiserEDU. Retrieved from http://kff.org/interactive/medicare-101-tutorial/

Rudowitz, R. (2012, January). Medicaid 101. Audio and video tutorial presentation for Kaiser Family Foundation, KaiserEDU. Retrieved from http://kff.org/interactive/medicaid-101-tutorial/