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IHP 630 Module Three Presentation Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Even before the Affordable Care Act was enacted, the government-run Medicare and the state-run Medicaid programs extended healthcare services to all U.S. citizens above age 65, to

citizens with disabilities, and to citizens belonging to low-income groups. Considering the rising cost of healthcare services, create a PowerPoint presentation comparing the two programs.

This activity will help you distinguish between Medicare and Medicaid. It will also enable you to assess the impact of Medicare and Medicaid on organizational �nancial performance and

strategic planning.

Directions

Create a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes. In your speaker notes, be sure to indicate which notes belong with each slide.

If you need writing support, access the Online Writing Center through the Academic Support module of your course.

Speci�cally, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Medicare vs. Medicaid: Describe the differences between the federal Medicare program and the Medicaid program in your state and how they impact �nancial reimbursement from the

perspective of the healthcare system. Consider the following questions to guide your response:

What are the features of the two healthcare programs?

Considering the age and disabilities of the groups covered by the two programs, what aspects of healthcare services will be in most demand?

How will you obtain updates about the changes in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the state Medicaid Physician Fee Index?

2. Costing and Strategy: Explain why healthcare administrators need to consider cost when strategically planning for Medicare and Medicaid population growth. Consider the following

questions to guide your response:

What is the percentage growth in consumer base?

Which healthcare services (for example, virtual healthcare, wellness programs, �tness center memberships, and so on) are the most in demand because of this consumer growth?

What changes can you propose in healthcare strategies to meet this change?

3. Cost-Reduction Initiatives: Identify cost-reduction initiatives and state how you would operationalize them within the healthcare environment. Consider the following questions to guide

your response:

Which are the services with the greatest potential to reduce costs?

Would external relationships with other healthcare systems or service providers help reduce costs?

Would helping the consumers choose the correct healthcare plans help curb costs?

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4. Cost Control: Describe at least two effective, alternative ways to control rising healthcare costs Consider the following questions to guide your response:

Which are the healthcare services where the costs have gone up the most?

Which preventative healthcare services could be used to control these costs?

Which less expensive services could be offered as alternative options?

Note that your presentation should be evidence based. Your citations should be from your independent search for evidence (not from the scenario, textbook, or module resources) of credible

sources and be current within the last �ve years. You are required to cite a minimum of two sources overall. Refer to the IHP 630 Library Guide located in the Start Here section of the course

for additional support.

What to Submit

Your submission should include a 4- to 6-slide PowerPoint presentation and a 2- to 4-page Word document containing your speaker notes. Use a clear, professional font and appropriate

PowerPoint presentation slide design. Speaker notes should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA

style.

Module Three Presentation Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Medicare vs. Medicaid Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Describes the differences

between the federal Medicare

and state Medicaid programs

and how they impact �nancial

reimbursement from the

perspective of the healthcare

system

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 20

Costing and Strategy Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Explains why healthcare

administrators need to

consider cost when

strategically planning for

Medicare and Medicaid

population growth

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 20

Cost-Reduction Initiatives Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Identi�es cost-reduction

initiatives and states how to

operationalize them within the

healthcare environment

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 20

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Cost Control Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Describes at least two

effective, alternative ways to

control rising healthcare costs

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Articulation of Response Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner

Clearly conveys meaning with

correct grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

demonstrating an

understanding of audience and

purpose

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, negatively

impacting readability

Submission has critical errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, preventing

understanding of ideas

10

Scholarly Sources Incorporates more than two

scholarly, current (within the

last �ve years) sources, or use

of sources is exceptionally

insightful

Incorporates two scholarly,

current (within the last �ve

years) sources that support

claims

Incorporates fewer than two

scholarly, current (within the

last �ve years) sources, or not

all sources support claims

Does not incorporate sources 10

APA Style Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with no errors

Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with fewer than �ve

errors

Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with �ve or more errors

Does not format in-text

citations and reference list

according to APA style

5

Total: 100%