Pt 1

Medicare and Medicaid are now open ended obligations for the federal government. That means the Federal government must pay for the legitimate expenses incurred by everyone insured in these programs. You work for a member of Congress who would like to put a limit on future federal obligations. Briefly describe one policy change that might help achieve that goal. What are the intended and likely unintended consequences of your proposal? That is, who wins and who loses if your proposal is adopted? Remember, members of Congress have very short attention spans so keep your answer to <100w.

Pt 2

The ACA's supporters argue that over time the law will help improve the health of the population, not just pay for treating sick people. Describe one way in which this might be true. Recommend a measure that could be used to tell whether or not the goal of improved population health is being achieved. <100w.