Health administration and policy 3
M edicare
A genda!
● O
nline D iscussion
● M
edicare ○
O verview
○ A
ctivity ○
R eview
○ Q
uiz ●
B reak!
● M
edicaid ○
Lecture ○
Q uiz
● G
roup P roject A
ssignm ent
W hat is M
edicare ●
Largest U S
C overage P
rogram ●
C overs seniors over age 65, people w
ith disabilities ●
A ll incom
e levels are covered ●
S ingle payer system
● V
ery popular
Q uestions
1. H
ow is it paid for?
a. B
y consum ers or the governm
ent? b.
If it is paid for by consum ers, w
hat types of paym ents?
2. W
hat does it cover? a.
A re there lim
its to that coverage? 3.
Is enrollm ent autom
atic or voluntary? a.
H ow
do people get on this type of coverage?
B lue = P
art A R
ed = P art B
Y ellow
= P art C
G reen = P
art D W
ild = M edigap
P art A
● N
o prem ium
s ●
$1,100 deductible ●
H ospital coverage lim
ited to 150 days, daily costs after 60 days
● S
killed nursing facility (S N
F ) covered up to
100 days, daily costs after 20 days
P art B
● V
oluntary, autom atic enrollm
ent ●
P rem
ium s
● D
eductible ●
C oinsurance
● C
overs m ost outpatient care
● M
ost beneficiaries have supplem ental insurance
(M edigap)
P art C
● M
edicare A dvantage
● V
oluntary ●
25% of beneficiaries in U
S ●
E ligibility
● C
ontroversial
●
P art D
● P
rescription C overage
● E
ligibility ●
V oluntary
● P
rivate P lans
● D
onut H ole
Q uestions?
Q uiz T
im e!
Q uestions on G
roup P roject
● B
riefing D ocum
ent ●
Q uiz Q
uestions ●
P resentation