medicaid and medicare

Directions

For this Assignment, you will distinguish between Medicare and Medicaid. Your paper must include the following topics:

Provide a brief history of both Medicare and Medicaid.
Define the populations that they are intended to serve.
Determine whether your state has expanded Medicaid.
Articulate the reasons that states choose not to participate in Medicaid expansion.
Analyze your role in your specialized area of nursing practice when interfacing with Medicare and/or Medicaid recipients.
History of Medicare and MedicaidThe word count for your paper, excluding the title page and references page, will be 800â€“1200 words. You must include a minimum of (5) different scholarly references: History of Medicare and Medicaid are discussed in detail.
Identification of Populations Served by Medicare and Medicaid: Need for policy change is discussed in detail.
Status of Medicaid Expansion in Student’s Own State: Status of Medicaid expansion in student’s own state is discussed in detail.
Reasons that States Choose not to Expand Medicaid: Reasons that states choose not to expand Medicaid are discussed in detail.
Role of the Nurse when Interfacing with Medicare and Medicaid Patients: Role of the nurse when interfacing with Medicare and Medicaid patients is discussed in detail.