Reference no: EM133383327

Understanding Medicare/Medicaid - History, Current and Future:

1. The history of these programs including the thinking behind their conception as well as their current status;

2. How these programs affect the various levels within the U.S. health care system (hospitals, nursing homes, home health care, etc.) as well as their effect on other payer sources, i.e. managed care, private pay, etc.

3. A brief literature review which summaries the extant material dealing with the subject.

4. An in-depth look at these programs in terms of their future prospects, as they relate to Obama-care.