publications, as well as information about health care fraud and abuse and nursing homes. Other Healthcare Professional. Find Out What Medicare Covers. www. medicare. gov. Medicare covers many of your health care needs. Todays Medicare is working with private companies approved by Medicare that provide different ways to get your health care and prescription drug coverage in the Medicare Program. The Original Medicare Plan pays for many health care services and supplies, www. medicare. gov/choices/Overview. asp www. medicare. gov/choices/Overview. asp. Low-Cost Health Insurance Medicare Learning Network. www. cms. hhs. gov/. Skyrocketing health care costs are affecting the cost of all health coverage, including Medicare. The financial challenges facing Medicare, however, are aggravated by the over payments to Medicare Advantage plans and the introduction of an arbitrary threshold for the portion of Medicare funding from federal government. www. aflcio. org/issues/healthcare/medicare. cfm www. aflcio. org/issues/healthcare/medicare. cfm. Minnesota Senior Health Options (MSHO): Combines all Medicare and Medicaid covered health benefits and support systems into one health care package. Health care strategist, speaker, and writer. Expert on Medicare, Medicaid, and pharma, biotech, and device industries. www. piperreport. com/. Health Care System Features Canada's national health insurance program, often referred to as "Medicare", is designed to ensure that all residents have reasonable access to medically necessary hospital and physician services, on a prepaid basis. www. hc-sc. gc. ca/hcs-sss/medi-assur/index_e. html. We conducted a broad review of recently published studies and reports to present a coherent picture of the quality of health care for elderly Medicare beneficiaries living in the community. Quality of Health Care for Medicare Beneficiaries: A Chartbook, Sheila Leatherman and Douglas McCarthy, The Commonwealth Fund, www. commonwealthfund. org/publications/publications_show. www. commonwealthfund. org/publications/publications_show. htm?doc_id=275195. Embed URL. bb&ob; border-bottom : 1px solid #E2ECF5; &cb;.