Discuss some of the changes that have occurred in the Medicare program since its inception

Discuss some of the changes that have occurred in the Medicare program since its inception

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EXPLORING MEDICARE

The U.S. created Medicare, a publically funded healthcare program, to assist people sixty-five years of age and older in obtaining .

Tasks:

Summarize the legislation that introduced

Medicare and the funding source for the program.

Discuss some of the changes that have occurred in the Medicare program since its inception.

Describe the demographics of the population covered by Medicare and identify the number of people in the U.S. covered by Medicare.

Assess how changes in Medicare will affect the citizens and legal residents in your state. Include specific demographic information on age, race, income, etc., for your state to justify your response.

From the Internet, review the following:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid. (2017). CMS’ program history. Retrieved from 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid. (2015). The Affordable Care Act and Medicare. Retrieved from 

Cubanski, J. (2016, December 13). What are the implications of repealing the ACA for Medicare spending and beneficiaries. Retrieved from 

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Medicare was introduced by the Social Security Amendment Act of 1965. The act was later made to law by president L. B. Johnson in the same year.  Medicare is simply known as the health insurance for the aged and the disabled because the legislation…………………..

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