MHC 5-2

 Medicare Patients—Benefits and Costs

Assess the differences in benefits and costs which are available to Medicare patients based upon the patent selecting either the “Traditional” Medicare program or Medicare Part C (Advantage Plan). Once a patient makes a choice, is he or she locked into the choice?

• Evaluated at least two valuable elements to both programs and two negative elements to both programs.

• Demonstrate which program would be more attractive to a physician and to a hospital as well as why.

• Discuss Capitation and evaluate if either program reimburses using a capitation model.

• Submit your answers in a 5- to 7-page Microsoft Word document.
• Cite any sources used in APA format on a separate page.