Women And Medicare: Implementing Preventative Health Policy
Women and Medicare:
Implementing Preventative Health Policy
Women and Medicare: Implementing Preventative Health Policy
Medicare is a federally funded health insurance program that provides coverage and benefits to nearly 50 million seniors and individuals with disabilities. If it were not for the assistance of Medicare, millions of Americans would not be able to afford testing, preventative services, hospital stays and physician care that is provided under this program. (National Women’s Law Center, 2012). In order to implement the policies that allow specific coverage to the beneficiaries under Medicare, there are three stages that must be followed: the formulation stage, legislative stage, and the implementation …show more content…
Considering the Medicare program is funded by the federal government, Congress is the entity that will pass down and approve policy before it can be implemented. This first stage of implementing policy is called the formulation stage. The second stage is the legislative stage. In this stage, legislative intent is required to be translated into legitimate policy rules and guidelines. As aforementioned, Congress is the legislative body. In the final stage, effective policy implementation is established. This is where the actual policy is put into action under the Medicare program. One such policy that has been an issue for women is Medicare’s Prevention Policies. “The problem, simply stated, is how to modernize Medicare’s prevention policies to better promote health and prevent disease for its beneficiaries. The changes would be implemented through the use of clinical preventative services and other prevention strategies.” (Kamerow, …show more content…
Medicare offers education and other strategies for implementing this policy for beneficiaries. Materials and pamphlets have been created through the “Medicare Learning Network” to assist individuals seeking information about what preventative services are covered as well as other important facts about recommendations and billing information. Furthermore, in order to implement these policies with physicians, Medicare provides incentives to doctors and health plans that deliver Medicare-covered preventative services. To push the education further, Medicare makes attempts at improving awareness among beneficiaries and providers about the Welcome to Medicare (WMV) visit. When first introduced, women only had 6 months to take advantage of this benefit. Currently, Medicare allows one year to use the preventative
Implementing Preventative Health Policy
Women and Medicare: Implementing Preventative Health Policy
Medicare is a federally funded health insurance program that provides coverage and benefits to nearly 50 million seniors and individuals with disabilities. If it were not for the assistance of Medicare, millions of Americans would not be able to afford testing, preventative services, hospital stays and physician care that is provided under this program. (National Women’s Law Center, 2012). In order to implement the policies that allow specific coverage to the beneficiaries under Medicare, there are three stages that must be followed: the formulation stage, legislative stage, and the implementation …show more content…
Considering the Medicare program is funded by the federal government, Congress is the entity that will pass down and approve policy before it can be implemented. This first stage of implementing policy is called the formulation stage. The second stage is the legislative stage. In this stage, legislative intent is required to be translated into legitimate policy rules and guidelines. As aforementioned, Congress is the legislative body. In the final stage, effective policy implementation is established. This is where the actual policy is put into action under the Medicare program. One such policy that has been an issue for women is Medicare’s Prevention Policies. “The problem, simply stated, is how to modernize Medicare’s prevention policies to better promote health and prevent disease for its beneficiaries. The changes would be implemented through the use of clinical preventative services and other prevention strategies.” (Kamerow, …show more content…
Medicare offers education and other strategies for implementing this policy for beneficiaries. Materials and pamphlets have been created through the “Medicare Learning Network” to assist individuals seeking information about what preventative services are covered as well as other important facts about recommendations and billing information. Furthermore, in order to implement these policies with physicians, Medicare provides incentives to doctors and health plans that deliver Medicare-covered preventative services. To push the education further, Medicare makes attempts at improving awareness among beneficiaries and providers about the Welcome to Medicare (WMV) visit. When first introduced, women only had 6 months to take advantage of this benefit. Currently, Medicare allows one year to use the preventative