Medicare, Medicaid, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) have had
significant impacts on the healthcare industry. Consider the most significant benefits that Medicare,
Medicaid, and (HIPAA) have brought to the healthcare industry and the most significant challenges they
have presented to decision making in the industry.
Research Medicare, Medicaid and HIPAA. Identify two benefits as well as two challenges.
There are apparent, more blatant violations of HIPAA, such as posting information on social media,
falling victim to phishing attacks online, medical record snooping, theft of medical records, non-
compliant third-party business agreements, and downloading PHI on unauthorized devices (Dyrda,
2020). These offenses could involve fines, termination, and even jail time. Knowing this is comforting, as
our PHI should be protected at all costs. However, from a professional standpoint, avoiding accidental
HIPAA breaches while performing everyday activities can be challenging at times.
I was shocked to read the statistics that you included in your post where one-fifth of adults 65+ cannot
afford their premiums. This is a sad and shocking bit of information to learn. I had spoken to my
grandmother about her Medicare issues. She did complain that it was more expensive than she initially
thought it would be but her biggest complaint was finding a physician that would accept Medicare in
their rural area. She's getting older and finding it harder to drive longer distances to a physician who will
accept it.
