South University - HSC 3030

Federal & State Health Programs

Week 5 Assignment 1: Private vs. Public Control

1)Can programs like Medicare and Medicaid adopt such methods to defray costs? If yes, how would they implement such methods? If no, what suggestions would you make to defray costs?

2. How can the recipients of these programs be categorized into different risk pools? Explain.

3. What does that mean to the viability of Medicare and Medicaid? Do you agree with this question? Why or why not?

4. Would the US be able to transit to the British style of national healthcare? Why or why not?

5. In comparison to the British system and US system, what would be some of the challenges the US would face in adopting a national healthcare system? Discuss at least three challenges.