A client asks the nurse, "Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social Security Act?" The nurse responds that Medicare:

Question

a. led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital–based nursing care.
b. provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not eligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
c. provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.
d. ensured that individuals ages 65 and older and those with end-stage renal disease or permanent disabilities had health care insurance.

Answer 1

ANS: D
Correct: The Medicare program provides hospital insurance, Part A, and medical insurance, Part B, to all people ages 65 and older who are eligible to receive Social Security benefits; people with total, permanent disabilities; and people with end-stage renal disease.
Incorrect:
a. Medicare provides insurance for many who previously have not sought health care, resulting in an increase, not a decrease, in hospital care.
b. Medical insurance for young adults and children who were not eligible for private insurance is part of Medicaid.
c. Medicaid was the medical insurance for those families, primarily women and children, with an income at or below the federal poverty level.