Prepare a 3 page, double-spaced paper (not including title page and references section) that addresses the following scenario.
Scenario: You are the newly appointed director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). With health care costs continuing to soar and the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) rollout in progress, you are confronted with potential increases in payments for the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Meanwhile, the director of the Administration on Aging continues to send you data about the portending rise in the number of older people and those with disabilities and the needs of such persons for comprehensive care, not just acute care.
- What policy and regulatory measures can you take,
- and what additional long-term strategies can you pursue, to make national resources meet the nation's need for chronic care?