Over the next decade, Medicare is projected to grow more slowly than private health care spending on a per capita basis, but the retirement of the Baby Boom generation and rising health care costs are predicted to present fiscal challenges for the nation. How these challenges are addressed has important implications for many entities, the Federal budget, the nation’s health care system, health care providers, taxpayers, and individuals with Medicare.

This webinar training will enlighten you with a brief “back story” on Medicare and Medicaid programs and their evolution into today’s health care and the positive and challenging changes happening now and in near future. This is a valuable opportunity to take a “fresh” look at the current challenges your organization is having and plan strategically to be more successful within the models that have been created for US healthcare systems nationwide. This presentation will also include “live” examples of trends and challenges with managing the Federal programs in the hospital environment, just in case you think, “it can’t happen to you".

Medicare and Medicaid have significant influence over healthcare organizations in the United States. Medicare, which serves nearly 60 million seniors & ppl w/disabilities, accounted for 20% of national health spending in 2016. Total federal and state Medicaid spending was about $553 billion in FY 2016. Medicaid is the third-largest domestic program in the federal budget, after Social Security and Medicare, accounting for 9.6% of federal spending in FY 2016.