BHS 450 Medicare and Medicaid SLP

The overall goal of the Session Long Project is to examine health care delivery in the United States from a personal perspective. As the fourth assignment towards completing the Session Long Project, please do the following in a 2-3 page paper. Assignment expectations: Locate the Web site for your State's health department. Summarize eligibility criteria for the Medicaid program in your state of residence. Describe your State's Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP). What is it called? Who is eligible? What services are covered? Required Readings Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (2007). Overview. Retrieved May 2, 2012 from http://www(dot)cms(dot)hhs(dot)gov/MedicaidGenInfo/. Hill, J.E. (2006). The Coming Revolution in Healthcare. Vital Speeches of the Day, 72(26), 774-777. Kaiser Family Foundation (2002). Fact Sheet on Children's Health—Why Health Insurance Matters. Retrieve May 2, 2012 from http://www(dot)kff(dot)org/uninsured/4055-index.cfm. Click on the Fact Sheet link on the page. Required Websites Kaiser Family Foundation (2002). Medicare Basics Tutorial (12-minute audio presentation). Retrieved May 2, 2012 from http://www(dot)kaiseredu(dot)org/tutorials/Medicare 101/Medicare101.html. Kaiser Family Foundation (2002). Medicaid 101 Tutorial (17-minute audio presentation). Retrieved from May 2, 2012 http://www(dot)kaiseredu(dot)org/tutorials/medicaidbasics/medicaid.html. Optional Readings Kaiser Family Foundation publishes fact sheets highlighting key facts and statistics about the Medicare program, including -- \"Medicare at a Glance,\" \"The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit,\" \"Medicare Spending and Financing,\" and \"Medicare Advantage\". Kaiser Family Foundation (2005). Enrolling Uninsured Low-Income Children in Medicaid and S-CHIP. Retrieved May 2, 2012 from http://www(dot)kff(dot)org/medicaid/upload/Enrolling-Uninsured-Low-Income-Children-in-Medicaid-and-SCHIP-Fact-Sheet-UPDATE.pdf.