Analysis On Medicare And Medicaid Health Insurance Reform (1965)

Medicare and Medicaid, passed in1965, are the largest federal health care programs inthe United States. The paper provides a historical overview of the development ofAmerican health care system since1930s. Based on such a wide background, the paperaims to analysis the historical factors of the implement of Medicare and Medicaid in1960s.The paper also introduces the main content of Medicare and Medicaid. In the end, thepaper analyzes on the positive effects of Medicare and Medicaid on access to health equityand adjustment in the market of health insurance. Meanwhile, the paper finds out problemsof Medicare and Medicaid which are need to be solved in cost control and management.The paper describes the American health care reform process, and wish to gain a deeperunderstanding of the reform pattern of the American health care system and to providereference for China ongoing health care insurance reform.