Article Review – Week 3: Medicaid and Medicare:
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Conflicting incentives for long-term care.
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Course: HSM 544: Health Policy and Economics
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School: Keller Graduate School of Management
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Professor: NAME HERE
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Student: NAME HERE I I
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, Medicaid Iand IMedicare: IThese Iare Iconflicting Iincentives Ifor Ilong-term Icare. 2
Introduction:
Medicaid Iand IMedicare: IThese Iare Iconflicting Iincentives Ifor Ilong-term Icare.
Medicaid Iand IMedicare Iproposed Ia Istructure Ithat Iforms Iand Iproduces Iconflicting
I incentives Iconcerning Idually Iqualified Ias Iwell Ias Ieligible Ibeneficiaries Iwithout Idirecting Ior
organizing Itheir Icare. IThe Itwo Iprograms; IMedicaid Iand IMedicare, Iboth Ihave Imassive Iinterests
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towards Ireducing Itheir Iexpenses Ias Iwell Ias Icosts Ibut Inone Iof Ithe Itwo Iprograms Iis Icapable Ifully, Ias
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they Ido Inot Ihave Ithe Iinducement Ior Istimulus Ito Itake Icharge Ior Ithe Iaccountability Ion Imanagement
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as Iwell Ias Ion Iquality Iof Icare. I(Grabowski, I2007)
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Problem IStatement:
Healthcare Isolutions Iare Ibeing Iprovided Ito Ithe Ilow-income Icitizens Ithrough Ithe IMedicaid
and IMedicare Iprograms Ias Iwell Ias Ito Isenior Icitizens. INevertheless, Ithe Istrategy Ito Iprevent
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I increased Iexpenses, Ias Iwell Ias Ithe Istrategy Ito Ilower Itheir Icosts Iis Ilacking.
Article Ireview:
Some Istrategies Iare Iaddressed Iand Iused Iin Ithese Iarticle Ireview, Ito Isolve Isuch Icracks Iand
I loopholes Iin Ithe IMedicaid Iand IMedicare Iprograms, Imainly Ispeaking Ion Ithe Igap Iin Ithe Ifinancial
part Iversus Ithe Iquality Iof Icare Igiven. IThe Iincentives Ithat Iseems Iconflicting Icomes Ifrom Idiverse
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aspects Iof Iboth Iprograms. IIn Iresearches Ias Iwell Ias Iin Irecent Istudies, Iit Iis Ishown Ithat IMedicaid Iand
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Medicare Iparticipants Ithat Iare Idually Ieligible, Imeaning I(those Iqualifying Ifor Iboth IMedicare Iand
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