Question

Week 4 Discussion What groups are being served currently under the government healthcare plans? Add a new discussion topic OType here to search

Answer 1

There are six health care programs under government
- Medicare
-Medicaid
- The state children's Health insurance program(SCHIP)
-The department of defense TRICARE and TRICARE for life programs(DOD TRICARE)
- The veterans Health Administration (VHA) program
-Indian Health Service (IHS) program
Federal government serves $500 billion annually for these programs to meet the need of the population who are injured, disabled, chronic illness to improve safety and quality of health care services.Around 100 million beneficiaries utilizing these programs..
Medicare provides health insurance for individuals eligible for social security who are aged 65 years and above and with end stage renal disease..
Medicaid serves for poor and low-income people with criteria includes children,pregnant woman, low-income parents, disabled adults and the medically needy people.
SCHIP provide health insurance to poor children under age 18 without another source of insurance
VHA meets the health care needs of U.S veterans minorities, it serves as a payer of treatment not for service connected disabled people that is provided by VHA facilities..That is low income,older,chronic illness,mental health people get benefit with this.
DOD TRICARE provides service for active duty military personnal and their dependent, retirees under the age of 65years.
Indian Health service(IHS) is based on treaties, judicial determinants and acts of congress relationship between the tribes and federal government..