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Questions: Based on your research, answer the following questions:

• Compose a summary for each topic tying together the information learned about that topic. (Compose one summary for Medicare and managed care (Medicare Advantage Plans) and another summary for Medicaid managed care. Please do not discuss Medicare and Medicaid in general. The traditional Medicare and Medicaid plans are not managed care plans.)
• Analyze the challenges Medicaid faces in terms of improving access to care, quality of care, and reducing the cost of care. (The topic focuses on managed care. Be sure to find an article discussing Medicaid managed plans.)
• Analyze the challenges Medicare faces in terms of improving access to care, quality of care, and reducing the cost of care. (The topic focuses on managed care. Be sure to find an article discussing Medicare managed plans (Medicare Advantage plans).)
• Draw conclusions about the future of managed care in each program-will it grow or decline? What will be the challenges for success? (The topic focuses on managed care. Be sure to discuss the future of Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicaid managed care plans. You must state if they grow or decline. Be sure to present some challenges that Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicaid managed care plans face.)
• Select at least four reputable articles per topic that address the challenges facing Medicare and Medicaid managed care." (FInd and include four peer-reviewed journal articles for Medicare managed care (Medicare Advantage plans) and another four peer-reviewed journal articles for Medicaid managed care.)