Essay 1: Medicare Solvency (needs to be turned in by tomorrow)

Submit a paper that examines the Medicare Trust Fund and its projected solvency. Some key questions to consider:

• What is the Medicare Trust Fund?
• What is the current state of the fund?
• What are the future challenges faced by the fund? Discuss the factors that have created these challenges.

Your paper should be well-written and meet the following requirements:

• 3-4 pages in length,
• Formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.), and
• Include at least two references from peer-reviewed articles beyond the text or other course materials. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find peer-reviewed articles.
• Be sure to discuss and reference concepts taken from the assigned textbook reading and relevant research.
• Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

Essay 2: Imbalance in Care (Due in 2 days, after essay 1 is submitted I will extend time for essay 2)

Create a concept map that represents the relationship and factors creating the imbalance/mal-distribution between primary and specialty physician care in the United States healthcare system.

Please include a brief 1-2 page summary of your diagram to explain its contents; this can be viewed as what you would say in a in a presentation of your diagram. Your paper should be well-written and meet the following requirements:

• Formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.), and
• Include at least one reference from peer-reviewed articles beyond the text or other course materials. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find peer-reviewed articles.
• Be sure to discuss and reference concepts taken from the assigned textbook reading and relevant research.
• Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

**I will be checking for plagiarism, plagiarism content needs to be below 30% thank you!

Required Textbook:
Shi, L., & Singh, D. A. (2019). Delivering healthcare in America: A systems approach (7th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. ISBN 9871284124491