For this Assignment, you will distinguish between Medicare and Medicaid. Your paper must include the following topics:
Provide a brief history of both Medicare and Medicaid.
Define the populations that they are intended to serve.
Determine whether your state has expanded Medicaid.
Articulate the reasons that states choose not to participate in Medicaid expansion.
Analyze your role in your specialized area of nursing practice when interfacing with Medicare and/or Medicaid recipients.