The two entitlement programs are medicare and medicaid.

Both of these programs was signed into

law in 1965. according to kongstvedt medicare is the most important health care entitlement in the
nation. Medicare is a government entitlement program that provide healthcare benefits for elderl
people! disabled! and people with end of life renal disease. there are fo"r parts of medicare which
covers different benefits. #art $ covers hospital services!#art b covers medical services! #art c allow
private ins"rance to cover medicare benefits! and #art d covers prescription dr"gs. Medicare is f"nded
b the federal government. Medicaid is a state and government programs that provides health care for
low income ho"seholds! people who have chronic illness and people who are instit"tionali%e. Medicaid
also provides a safet net for hospitals when the treat people that are "nins"red. Medicaid is f"nded b
both state and the federal government.
Both medicare and medicare are e&cellent programs. The provde wide ranges of of benefit that man
people wo"ld not be able to afford on their own. #eople that are retire at the age of si&t five wo"ld
not be able to afford health ins"rance beca"se of lack of income. #rogram s"ch as medicare provide
elerl and other people that are entitled to have the opport"nit to have access to healthcare. Medicaid
is great beca"se it provide health care benefits for people of low income and chronic illness. There are
mana people that are living from pacheck to pacheck that wo"ld not be able to afford health
ins"rance from private companies for their children and familes. The fact that medicaid provide
covergae for elderl who needs n"rsing home care is great. 't wo"ld be "nimaginable if coverage wasnt
not provided b madicaid for elderl peole who dont have the financial