HSM 541 Week 4 Midterm

Question : (TCO A) Differentiate between urban and rural healthcare in America. Briefly discuss how rural healthcare is different in terms of access, costs, and quality. Use an example to support your point(s). Student Answer: Urban healthcare has many different avenues to obtain care from medical professionals and medical services. They also have the financial pains and the federal government rules to deal with when it comes to medicare payments and how it impacts the hospitals and medical professionals. People that live in the rural area near urban areas are very likely to be uninsured the the non rural residents. People in remote rural areas will be uninsured for longer periods than residents that live closer like urban residents. Large urban areas are over populated so, this make the factors more difficult to calculate. Socionomic problems are becoming wider and wider is these area to deal with because there is an outstanding number of health problems exist Comments: 2. Question : (TCO D) Differentiate between Medicare and Medicaid roles in the healthcare system, and detail how each agency impacts costs, quality, and access in the delivery of medical care in America. Which program is doing a better job balancing these issues, and why? Student Answer: Medicaid is health insurance for children in low income families. "Medicaid covers maternity and prenatal care for low-income women and more than 40% of all births. Medicaid coverage of pregnant women helps to ensure healthy mothers and healthy newborns." Medicaid also covers persons with disabilities. It funding from the government stands for about 8% of the federal budget for over 7 million people. Enrollment is the main factor in cost for Medicaid. Medicaid is very widely accessed by all persons that are in the plan are under 21 and unemployed. Medicare is primarily used for elderly and older people with disabilities. The medicare program does cover health care for the elderly but not all costs are covered by the plan. Many than are already on a limited income can not always get all medications or equipment they need when they need it. This program is finance by the taxes from employees pay.