• Understand the history of Medicare and Medicaid enactment and how both have evolved in the United States since their enactment under the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • Discuss the changes in Medicare and Medicaid coverage since the implementation of the ACA.
  • Explain why all people living in poverty do not qualify for Medicaid coverage under current health care system.
  • Describe some of the differences between states in the administration of their Medicaid programs.
  • Examine the role that regulations and federal mandates play in improving the quality of Medicaid and Medicare services for all beneficiaries.